Shoot-up

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shooting; a fight with firearms. colloquial

    "We haven't had that kind of a shoot-up for more than two years!"

Example

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"We haven't had that kind of a shoot-up for more than two years!"

Etymology

Deverbal from shoot up

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