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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.
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- 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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