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collect-'em-ups

collect-'em-ups is the plural of collect-'em-up.

Meaning of collect-'em-up

Noun

collect-'em-up (plural collect-'em-ups)

  1. A video game based around collecting items.
    • Mix together a shoot-’em-up, a collect-’em-up and a maze game, add sundry reaction tests to taste and you’ve got a tasty game indeed.1988, Firefly (game review) in CRASH magazine (issue 50)
    Synonyms:
    collectathon

Questions about collect-'em-ups

What is collect-'em-ups the plural of?
Collect-'em-ups is the plural of collect-'em-up.

Words near collect-'em-ups in the dictionary

  1. collect one's wits
  2. collect oneself
  3. collect skin
  4. collect up
  5. collect-'em-up
  6. collect-'em-ups
  7. collectability
  8. collectable
  9. collectables
  10. collectanea
  11. collectaries

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