bumper car
noun
: a small electric car made to be driven around in an enclosure and to be bumped into others (as at an amusement park)
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Sit under the sun at Big Cedar Beach, ride the go-karts and bumper cars at the Fun Mountain entertainment zone, and take in the views from the Top of the Rock Ozarks Heritage Preserve.
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Most excursions center around the Arenal River, which winds through the middle of all the action—think river tubing that's more like bumper cars, and horseback riding across water deep enough to get your boots wet.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The business touts entertainment options like laser tag, bowling, arcades, go-karts, bumper cars and mini golf at its locations.
—Nathan Pilling
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Most excursions center around the Arenal River, which winds through the middle of all the action—think river tubing that's more like bumper cars, and horseback riding across water deep enough to get your boots wet.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
Each character has totally justified and totally unjustified reasons for resenting one another, and the sensation of absorbing those contrasting opinions is like being in a stuck bumper car, barraged and battered from all sides.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The business touts entertainment options like laser tag, bowling, arcades, go-karts, bumper cars and mini golf at its locations.
—Nathan Pilling
march 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Bumper car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20car. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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