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Noun: shoot-'em-up
Usage: informal
  1. A film, video game, or other entertainment featuring extensive shooting and violence
    "The new video game was a typical shoot-'em-up"

Derived forms: shoot-'em-ups

Type of: film, flick [informal], motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic [informal], picture, picture show

Encyclopedia: Shoot-'em-up