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Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles. Full definition →
Today it means: A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles. Full definition →
Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.