stickup

American  

[stik-uhp] / ˈstɪkˌʌp /

Or stick-up

noun

Informal.

1. a holdup; robbery.

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Etymology

Origin of stickup

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up

Example Sentences

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stickup

Simon describes “The Wire,” in which Williams starred as the openly gay stickup man Omar Little, as “a careful critique of our drug prohibition and the human cost underlying those policies.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Co-creators David Simon and Ed Burns based the character on several stickup men they encountered on the streets of Baltimore when working as a reporter and homicide detective, respectively.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2021

In “Monster,” which first premiered at Sundance in 2018, Harrison plays Steve, a New York honors student accused of playing lookout for a deadly bodega stickup.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2021

Mr. Swain described Shipping & Transit’s strategy as “a stickup based on the cost of litigation. Our client had the guts to fight,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2018

Ladd Devine did not know about the Pilar Cafe stickup, nor had Shorty told him about getting rolled with Sabrina Oatman.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols