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shmup

  • /ʃmʌp/

Rhymes with -ʌp

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Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.

noun shmups

  1. slang A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles. Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.

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"shmup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shmup. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shmup. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shmup

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"shmup." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shmup.

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@misc{shmup_2026,
  title = {shmup},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shmup},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}