stickup
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of stickup
First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up
Example Sentences
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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
It would seem unnecessary to simplify in such a fashion, but Buckley still thinks he is being begged for a handout; Schlesinger knows it’s a stickup.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
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
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
O'BRIEN Did you talk to Osvaldo after the stickup?
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
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