- dodgem
- noun Date: 1945 chiefly British bumper car — called also dodgem car
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dodgem — UK [ˈdɒdʒəm] / US [ˈdɑdʒəm] or dodgem car UK / US noun Word forms dodgem : singular dodgem plural dodgems British 1) [countable] a small electric car at a funfair, that you drive and use for deliberately hitting other cars 2) the dodgems [plural] … English dictionary
Dodgem — n. a small low powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged. Syn: bumper car. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dodgem — ☆ dodgem [däj′əm ] n. [< Dodgem, a trademark < DODG(E) + (TH)EM] an amusement park ride consisting of small, electrically powered vehicles, whose drivers move them about erratically within an enclosed area, frequently bumping one another … English World dictionary
dodgem — ► NOUN ▪ a small electrically powered car with rubber bumpers, driven within an enclosure at a funfair with the aim of bumping other such cars. ORIGIN US proprietary name (as Dodg em), from dodge them … English terms dictionary
Dodgem — For the fairground ride, see bumper cars. Starting position for 3×3 Dodgem Dodgem is a simple abstract strategy game invented by Colin Vout and described in the book Winning Ways. It is played on an n×n board with n 1 cars for each player two… … Wikipedia
dodgem — [[t]dɒ̱ʤəm[/t]] dodgems N COUNT: usu pl A dodgem or dodgem car is a small electric car with a wide rubber strip all round. People drive dodgems around a special area at an amusement park and sometimes crash into each other for fun. [mainly BRIT,… … English dictionary
dodgem — (also dodgem car) noun a small electrically powered car driven within an enclosure at a funfair, with the aim of bumping other such cars and avoiding being bumped by them. Origin 1920s: US proprietary name (as Dodg em), from the phr. dodge them … English new terms dictionary
dodgem — /ˈdɒdʒəm/ (say dojuhm) noun a small, low powered, electrically powered vehicle driven on a special rink at carnivals, shows, etc., for the amusement of bumping other dodgems. Also, dodgem car. {dodge + em, i.e. dodge them (other cars) …
Dodgem Logic — is a bimonthly underground magazine edited and published by Alan Moore. The first issue appeared in December 2009, and there have been eight issues published as of Spring 2011. Each issue features comics, stories, and articles by Moore, including … Wikipedia
dodgem car — variant UK US Main entry: dodgem * * * dodg|em «DOJ uhm», noun, or dodgem car, any one of various small cars ridden for entertainment in rinks at amusement parks or fairs: »It was as meaningless as watching a crowd of dodgem cars bumping and… … Useful english dictionary
