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blast 'em ups

blast 'em ups is the plural of blast 'em up.

Meaning of blast 'em up

Noun

blast 'em up (plural blast 'em ups)

  1. A shoot 'em up video game.
    • As destruction games go, Silkworm is fine. It's definitely a bit easy (I completed it after a dozen goes), but if you find the normal level of blast-'em-ups too difficult, this one should be rewarding. The two-player option is brilliant (one takes control of the jeep and the other the helicopter)...1989, "Silkworm" (video game review) in Crash (issue 66, pages 24-25)

Questions about blast 'em ups

What is blast 'em ups the plural of?
Blast 'em ups is the plural of blast 'em up.

Words near blast 'em ups in the dictionary

  1. blasphemy
  2. Blassingame
  3. Blassingames
  4. blast
  5. blast 'em up
  6. blast 'em ups
  7. blast away
  8. blast beat
  9. blast beats
  10. blast cell
  11. blast cells

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