词源 |
shoot-up n."furious exchange of gunfire," by 1922, from the verbal phrase shoot up "assail by shooting, rampage with guns" (1890); see shoot (v.) + up (adv.). The phrase is attested in late Old English, but in a sense of "well up, overflow." Shoot-'em-up (adj.) in reference to violent entertainment (Western movies, etc.) is from 1942. updated on August 27, 2022 |