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stickup

or stick-up

[ stik-uhp ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a holdup; robbery.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of stickup1

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up
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The numbers showed an increase in stickups — if only on paper.

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After a high-speed chase, police caught Chessman at Sixth Street and Vermont Avenue in a stolen Ford linked to a Redondo Beach stickup.

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So, in 1969 he returned to France, and became a stickup artist.

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Moore pointed out that robberies were down about 10%, but a greater percentage of those stickups involved firearms.

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The homeowner said his wife and baby daughter were both inside at the time of the attempted stickup.

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