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bumper car
noun
: a small electric car made to be driven around in an enclosure and to be bumped into others (as at an amusement park)
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The park offers open play hours with access to activities, including trampoline areas, trapeze, bumper cars, laser tag and climbing walls.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024
Check out the Big Sky Waterpark which includes bumper cars and a mini-golf course.
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—Karen Cicero, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
For many of us, summer fairs hold happy memories of riding the carousel and bumper cars and eating corn dogs, funnel cakes and cotton candy.
—Rachel Micah-Jones, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2024
Despite the clear paddling skills of everyone involved, the races often appeared to turn into a watery version of bumper cars, or ‘Mario Kart With Boats’ as has been described on social media, with competitors regularly ramming into each other out.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Bumper car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20car. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
bumper car
noun
: a small electric car made to be driven around in an enclosure and to be bumped into others (as in an amusement park)
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