arcade game

noun

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

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Netflix House Dallas will include new takes on arcade games featuring shows such as Sakamoto Days, Floor Is Lava, Love Is Blind, Army of the Dead, Big Mouth and more. Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025 After the many rows of tables, arcade games and some booths sit in the far end across from the entrance. Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025 That included arcade games, record vendors and Go-Go Dancers! Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 Old school arcade games that were free to play and retro pinball machines were set up for patrons’ use. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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