shoot-up
[shoot-uhp]
- an act or instance of injecting an addictive drug intravenously.
- shootout(def 1).
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Origin of shoot-up
First recorded in 1965–70; noun use of verb phrase shoot up
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Yes, and we'll all hot-foot it to the burg of New York, and shoot-up the town!
The Boy from the RanchFrank V. Webster