shoot 'em up

Definition

A piece of media which depicts considerable gunplay.

Example Sentences

• "My wife won't watch this movie; it's a shoot ’em up."
• "The arcaders have it easy. All they need to do is drop a quarter into a machine to find out how good the latest shoot 'em up game really is. But for the home computer owner, it's another story."
• "An unmissable shoot 'em up."