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bumper car

American

noun

(in an amusement park) a small, carlike electric vehicle with an encircling rubber bumper that one maneuvers around an enclosed arena while purposely bumping other vehicles.

bumper car British

noun

Also called: Dodgem. a low-powered electrically propelled vehicle driven and bumped against similar cars in a special rink at a funfair

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bumper cars

plural

Etymology

Origin of bumper car

First recorded in 1945–50

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Other cases were excluded because “the bumper pad was not physically touching the infant’s face.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2019

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