arcade game

noun

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

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First responders arrived shortly after and removed the child through the back of the arcade game. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025 Games: Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games. Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025 Those humble beginnings of an arcade game that became iconic inspired the exhibit’s designers, said Adam Sabolick, Irvine’s program coordinator for arts and exhibitions. Heather McRea, Oc Register, 30 May 2025 Yes, after the events of the very, very old Donkey Kong arcade game, Mario has the ape cruelly imprisoned like the villain from King Kong. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for arcade game

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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 4 Aug. 2025.

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