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

“The Wire,” which starred Williams as the openly gay stickup man Omar Little, explored the narcotics scene in Baltimore through a variety of perspectives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 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

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

Almost a decade after it finished, The Wire still stands as the pinnacle of the boxset era: Baltimore shaken down block by block, institution by institution, in a peerless 60-episode stickup of the American Dream.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2017

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