Definition of shmup

shmup    

noun

• abbreviated form of "shoot 'em up". A style of video-game that involves destroying hordes of enemies.

  I'm writing my own shmup.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
  • See more words with the same meaning: contractions (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: games (related to).

  Last edited on Nov 08 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2010.

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hackish	Definitions include: a hack or involving a hack.
DM	Definitions include: acronym for "direct message".
b	Definitions include: woman.
WDYT	Definitions include: "what do you think".
FTFY	Definitions include: acronym for "fixed that for you".
plug and pray	Definitions include: from "Plug and Play," by which computers automatically attempt to recognize newly attached devices.
IIRC	Definitions include: acronym for "if I recall correctly."
tht	Definitions include: "that".
ly	Definitions include: acronym for "love you".
shelfware	Definitions include: software that was purchased or written, but never used.
WTMI	Definitions include: acronym for "way TMI", i.e. "way too much information".
sth	Definitions include: "something".
prepend	Definitions include: to add something to the beginning; "prefix".
bit rot	Definitions include: a hypothetical disease that causes programs to run more poorly over time and causes documents to become corrupted.
FTL	Definitions include: acronym for "For The Loss."
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outta	Definitions include: "out of".
imona	Definitions include: "I'm going to."
nunya	Definitions include: contraction of "none of your."
fugly	Definitions include: extremely unattractive.
LatAm	Definitions include: "Latin America".
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you's	Definitions include: "you all."
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Other terms relating to 'games (related to)':
bone	Definitions include: to have sexual intercourse.
fish	Definitions include: a person who has not had their first kiss or has never French kissed.
FTW	Definitions include: acronym for "face the wall."
button masher	Definitions include: a videogame that requires mashing buttons to play, rather than finesse.
newbie	Definitions include: someone who is new to a particular group, activity, game, field of study, etc.
aggro	Definitions include: aggravation.
bad beat	Definitions include: a disappointing event.
river	Definitions include: to get the last card in Texas Hold'em.
chicken	Definitions include: a coward.
newb	Definitions include: someone who is new to a particular group, activity, game, field of study, etc.
woot	Definitions include: an expression of excitement or joy, used mostly by computer aficionados.
tell	Definitions include: a revealing characteristic, especially in poker.
donkey	Definitions include: a women with a larger than average butt, but still firm and fit.
GOTY	Definitions include: acronym for "Game of the Year".
ro-sham-bo	Definitions include: a competition employed to determine the ownership of an object when ownership is in dispute.
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raincheck	Definitions include: a promise that something will happen in the future.
on chief	Definitions include: "what has been said is true".
groundscore	Definitions include: Anything found on the ground that one decides to keep: food, drugs, cash, clothing, anything
twittlef*ck	Definitions include: a general insult.
shrink-wrapped software	Definitions include: software delivered in physical form.
jelly roll	Definitions include: sex.
hate the game	Definitions include: to hate one's style.
autograph	Definitions include: signature.
twinbling	Definitions include: when a woman uses a surrogate mother because she can't get pregnant, but she ends up pregnant at the same time as the surrogate, she has a twinbling.
frequent	Definitions include: having sex with more than one person in any given situation.

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