Meanings
noundodgem (plural dodgems)
plural dodgems
- IrelandUKA bumper car in an amusement park.
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?
2007 December 19, “Special Offer”, in North Devon Gazette, UK
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
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dodgem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodgem
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“dodgem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dodgem. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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