coin-op

noun

ˈkȯin-ˌäp 

: a self-service machine (such as a washing machine or arcade game) that is operated by coins

Examples of coin-op in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The arcade version follows two nameless shinobi through a Double Dragon-style beat ‘em up game with little in the way of story (in true coin-op fashion). — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025

Reading the bulletin board was free, but posting a listing cost a quarter, payable by the coin-op mechanism. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1960, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for coin-op

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop