penny arcade

noun

1. an amusement hall or area that contains coin-operated entertainment devices, originally operated for a penny a play.

penny arcade

noun

1. a public place with various coin-operated machines for entertainment; amusement arcade

Word History and Origins

Origin of penny arcade¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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