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.
enlarge image(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.