arcade game

noun

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

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The space functioned as a bright great room and teen hangout, fitted with arcade games, a large television and a snack bar. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026 In the resurfaced videos, Montgomery uses the N-word while singing along to a song and playing an arcade game. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 June 2026 The center is packed with arcade games, air hockey and pool tables and has hosted school trips, church daycare outings and other community events. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June 2026 It's got the production values of a modern blockbuster, but the sensibility of a 1990s arcade game. — James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 24 June 2026 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

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