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, 7 Mar. 2025 So join the dots ... what will these arcade games be worth 10, 20 or even 50 years from now? New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025 For gamers and sports fans, the lounge features a game room stocked with retro arcade games and TVs. Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025 Very family friendly, one of the Montage signatures is Daly’s Rec and Pub, a casual bar eatery with kid friendly menus like brick oven pizza and specialty sodas, plus vintage arcade games and a full-sized multi-lane bowling alley. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 19 Feb. 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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