arcade game

noun

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

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Back in 2011, Konami released an arcade game called Steel Chronicle, which had large mecha take down large scary monsters. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 The Valley Alley offers all your favorite arcade games along with a bowling alley and Topgolf suites. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 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 There are more than 150 vintage and modern arcade games, such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Skee-Ball, as well as 87 pinball machines. Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 1 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcade%20game. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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