dodgem
noun/ˈdɒdʒəm/
/ˈdɑːdʒəm/
(British English)- the dodgems[plural] a ride at a funfair in which people drive small electric cars around a track, trying to hit the other cars
- The kids wanted to go on the dodgems.
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- (also dodgem car)(also bumper car North American English, British English)one of the small electric cars that you drive in the dodgems
Word Origin1920s: US proprietary name (as Dodg'em), from the phrase dodge them.
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