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. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 Krispy Kreme teamed up with Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., the company behind the classic arcade game, to launch the new Krispy Kreme x Pac-Mac collection. Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025 What arcade game was banned by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1942? Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 Meanwhile, Le Loft is a room designed for up to six guests and features a lounge, dining area, arcade games, PlayStation 5, and a giant movie screen. Celeste Moure, AFAR Media, 2 May 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 22 May. 2025.

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