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, 11 Feb. 2025 Imbibe pre- or post-game at Sluggers, full of memorabilia, batting cages, and arcade games. Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2025 Nintendo shrunk down the experience of playing an arcade game to fit into one's pocket. Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 Electric Alley Arcade: Play classic arcade games like pinball and bubble hockey at Millcreek Commons between spins on the ice rink. Erin Alberty, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025 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 19 Feb. 2025.

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