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shmup

/ʃmʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
shmup
IPA
/ʃmʌp/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shmups (plural)

Rhymes With

up close up act up what's up cup fucked up gross up yup lemon drop amp up pup sup

Questions

How do you pronounce shmup?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃmʌp/.
What does shmup mean?
A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.
Where does shmup come from?
Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.

How to pronounce shmup

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