/ ˈdɒdʒəm; NAmE ˈdɑːdʒəm/ noun ( BrE )
1.
the dodgems [ pl. ] a ride at a funfair in which people drive small electric cars around a track, trying to chase and hit the other cars :
The kids wanted to go on the dodgems.
2.
(also ˈdodgem car ) (also ˈbumper car NAmE , BrE ) one of the small electric cars that you drive in the dodgems
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: US proprietary name (as Dodg'em ), from the phrase dodge them .