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stickup
or stick-up
[ stik-uhp ]
noun
Informal.
- 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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