stickup
[
stik
-uhp]
/ˈstɪkˌʌp/
noun
,
Informal.
1.
a holdup; robbery.
Also,
stick-up
.
Origin
1855-60;
noun use of verb phrase
stick up
Slang definitions & phrases for
stickup
stickup
noun
An armed robbery;
holdup
: a robbery or a ''stick-up''
(1887+)
An armed robber
: Mallory looked at the dark stick-up
(1905+)