shmup
/ʃmʌp/
shmup noun: a shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.
Noun
shmup (plural shmups)
- A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.
- Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.2005, Simon Carless, Gaming Hacks
- Galaga was probably the most influential of all of these because it added bonus levels and the power-up, a concept that has become standard in every shmup.2005, Raph Koster, A Theory of Fun for Game Design
Forms of shmup
| plural | shmups |
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Origin of shmup
Phonetic contraction of shoot-'em-up.
Words that rhyme with shmup
Questions about shmup
- What does shmup mean?
- Shmup means a shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.
- What part of speech is shmup?
- Shmup is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shmup?
- Shmup is pronounced /ʃmʌp/.
- What is the plural of shmup?
- The plural of shmup is shmups.
Words near shmup in the dictionary
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