bumper car

noun

1. (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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bumper car¹

First recorded in 1945–50