shoot-'em-up
[ shoot-uhm-uhp ]
nounInformal.
a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence.
Origin of shoot-'em-up
1First recorded in 1945–50
Words Nearby shoot-'em-up
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How to use shoot-'em-up in a sentence
He frightened the pirates away, when Case and I had planned to shoot em up!
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British Dictionary definitions for shoot-'em-up
shoot-'em-up
nouninformal
a type of computer game, the object of which is to shoot as many enemies, targets, etc, as possible
a fast-moving film involving many gunfights, battles, etc
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