shoot-'em-up

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Definition of shoot-'em-up word

noun shoot-'em-up a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence. 1

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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horse opera — a television or radio program or motion picture about the Wild West, often presented serially and usually dealing with adventures of cowboys, gunmen, gold prospectors, etc. Compare Western (def 8).
oater — a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.