Phrase guide

arcade game

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A coin-operated video game or amusement device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A game for a computer or console that shares traits of coin-operated video games, such as short levels, simple and intuitive controls, and rapidly increasing difficulty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: арка́дна игра́ (arkádna igrá) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大型遊戲機 /大型游戏机 (dàxíngyóuxìjī) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 街機 /街机 (jiējī) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Danish: arkadespil — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Dutch: arcadespel — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Dutch: speelautomaat — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Estonian: mänguautomaat — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Finnish: peliautomaatti — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Finnish: kolikkopeli — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Finnish: arkadipeli — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • French: jeu d'arcade — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Greek: βιντεοπαιχνίδι (vinteopaichnídi) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Japanese: アーケードゲーム (ākēdo gēmu) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Korean: 아케이드 게임 (akeideu geim) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Macedonian: флипер (fliper) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arkadespill — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arkadespel — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Polish: gra w salonie gier — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Polish: automat — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Russian: арка́дная игра́ (arkádnaja igrá) — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Spanish: juego de arcade — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Swedish: arkadspel — A coin-operated video game or amusement device
  • Vietnamese: trò chơi điện tử — A coin-operated video game or amusement device