arcade game

noun

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

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The parlor also has other arcade games scattered between the pinball machines. Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025 Guests can also purchase unlimited arcade games for one hour for $15. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025 That includes new arcade games, which can be pricey. Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025 Cineplex has jumped on the entertainment experience by opening Cinéma Cineplex Royalmount, a brand-new theater in Montreal which boasts the company’s first ever Quebec location of The Rec Room — a wildly popular concept that combines arcade games and cinema. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Sep. 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 1 Oct. 2025.

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