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coin-op

/ˈkɔɪnˌɒp/

coin-op adjective: operated by coins.

Adjective

coin-op (not comparable)

  1. Operated by coins.
    • Let’s first go to that coin-op car wash so I can get cleaned up.1992, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: King of the Early Evening, Dark Horse Books

Noun

coin-op (plural coin-ops)

  1. A coin-operated device, such as an arcade game or penny arcade.
  2. A video game for home computers based on (and licensed from) a video game that was available in arcades.

Forms of coin-op

pluralcoin-ops

Origin of coin-op

Clipping of coin-operated.

Phrases with coin-op

Questions about coin-op

What does coin-op mean?
Coin-op means operated by coins.
What part of speech is coin-op?
Coin-op can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce coin-op?
Coin-op is pronounced /ˈkɔɪnˌɒp/.

Words near coin-op in the dictionary

  1. coin walk
  2. coin walks
  3. coin weight
  4. coin weights
  5. coin-in-the-slot
  6. coin-op
  7. coin-op laundries
  8. coin-op laundry
  9. coin-operated
  10. coin-operated laundries
  11. coin-operated laundry

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