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
  1. An armed robbery; holdup: a robbery or a ''stick-up'' (1887+)
  2. An armed robber: Mallory looked at the dark stick-up (1905+)