shoot-'em-up

A form of shoot 'em up — A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.

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Meanings

nounshoot-'em-up (plural shoot-'em-ups)

plural shoot-'em-ups

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of shoot 'em up.

    Mix together a shoot-’em-up, a collect-’em-up and a maze game, add sundry reaction tests to taste and you’ve got a tasty game indeed.

    1988, “CRASH”, in magazine, number 50

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shooter
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APA

shoot-'em-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot-'em-up

MLA

“shoot-'em-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot-'em-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shoot-'em-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shoot-'em-up.

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