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penny arcade
noun
- an amusement hall or area that contains coin-operated entertainment devices, originally operated for a penny a play.
penny arcade
noun
- a public place with various coin-operated machines for entertainment; amusement arcade
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Word History and Origins
Origin of penny arcade1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
By all rights, visiting the Penny Arcade with a four-year-old should be a scene right out Mayberry.
From The Daily Beast
And so our outing to the Penny Arcade ended in tears (his), a bruised ego (mine) and a respectable $39.83 haul for groceries.
From The Daily Beast
W'at's he come makin' a noise like a penny arcade for amongst gen'lemen that comes in the square to set and think?
From Project Gutenberg
Last season a man put in a penny arcade, but that caught only the cheap trade and not much of that.
From Project Gutenberg
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