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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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shoot-'em-up1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Maybe you're angry for some *waves hands* reason, and need to blow off steam with some shoot-'em-up action or dissociate from your everyday reality.

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Only about a third of the storytelling in “Lioness” is shoot-'em-up action, though.

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That shoot-'em-up – a favorite of both mine and Samuel L. Jackson — introduces Davis as a devoted mother, community pillar and schoolteacher named Samantha Caine.

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It's a brawny tale attempting to imbue its shoot-'em-up action with brains and, if not a soul, then an intriguing level of artificial intelligence.

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Most of the third season premiere manifests as a shoot-'em-up interspersed with elements recognizable to anyone who has watched "The Matrix," "Blade Runner," "Johnny Mnenomic," and other cyberpunk flicks.

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