dodgem
/ˈdɒdʒ(ə)m
/(also dodgem car)
noun British
A small electrically powered car with rubber bumpers all round, driven in an enclosure at a funfair with the aim of bumping into other such cars: he wanted to go on the dodgems...
- We aren't neglecting the families either - the fun fair, dodgems and other side shows should provide plenty of entertainment for all ages.
- The one-acre attraction, which will be for youngsters aged nine and under, will also have roundabouts, dodgems, go-karts and a small train running round the site.
- My younger brother, Chris, was a little too determined to win at all costs and received the dreaded black flag for confusing go-karting and the dodgems.
Origin
1920s: US proprietary name (as Dodg'em), from the phrase dodge them.