Shoot-'em-up

noun

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Noun

1
Alternative spelling of shoot 'em up. alt-of, alternative
"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."
2
a movie featuring shooting and violence wordnet

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"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."

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