"shmup" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʃmʌp/ Forms: shmups [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌp Etymology: Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up. Head templates: {{en-noun}} shmup (plural shmups)
  1. (video games, slang) A shoot-'em-up. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video game genres, Video games

Inflected forms

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