Dodgem

//ˈdɒd͡ʒ.əm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bumper car in an amusement park. Ireland, UK

    "What better way to let off a little steam, than by zipping around on the dodgems, or flying high on the Cosmic Typhoon roller coaster?"

  2. 2
    a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged wordnet

Synonyms

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bumper carbump carbumper car

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"What better way to let off a little steam, than by zipping around on the dodgems, or flying high on the Cosmic Typhoon roller coaster?"

Etymology

From dodge 'em, from dodge them.

Related phrases

dodgem caramusement parkbumper car

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