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Meaning of shmup | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ʃmʌp

Definitions

A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.

slang

Equivalents

Français shmup

Examples

“Highlights include the great-looking shmup Judgement Silversword.”
“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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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