👉 An 'arcade' is like a time machine to the world of video games and nostalgic cartoony fun, where the neon lights are brighter than a bad hair day and the joystick is a secret weapon. But here's a side note: when arcades went dark, they didn't just vanish into thin air (unlike, say, a unicorn), they turned into unsettlingly modern nightclubs where patrons paid more for 'arcade' vibes than a decent meal, and the only thing more exciting was watching others get lost in pixelated worlds while your soul screams for real-life existential dread.
Example sentence: "As I stepped into the abandoned arcade, the pulsating neon glow of the defunct classics seemed to whisper, 'You're not welcome here anymore!' but I couldn't help but feel a chill - it was more like they were auditioning for a reality TV show about digital death."
