arcade game

noun

: a usually coin-operated game designed for play at an amusement arcade

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Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024 The indoor amusement center features bumper cars, go-kart racing, laser tag, mini golf, bowling, pool tables, a ropes course, and arcade games. AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024 The Create Your Own Video Game Set by Uncommon Goods helps kids as young as eight create their own retro arcade games. Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024 The entertainment complex has a full restaurant and bar as well as bowling, an array of arcade games, gravity ropes, lazar tag, and pool tables. Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for arcade game 

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of arcade game was in 1960

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“Arcade game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade%20game. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.

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