Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for shoot-'em-up

shoot-'em-up

[ shoot-uhm-uhp ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence.


shoot-'em-up

noun

  1. a type of computer game, the object of which is to shoot as many enemies, targets, etc, as possible
  2. a fast-moving film involving many gunfights, battles, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of shoot-'em-up1

First recorded in 1945–50
Discover More

Example Sentences

He frightened the pirates away, when Case and I had planned to shoot em up!

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


shootdownshooter