Synonyms

stickup

[stik-uhp]

stick·up

[stik-uhp]
noun Informal.
a holdup; robbery.
Also, stick-up.


Origin:
1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up
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Stickup is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
WordNet
stickup

noun
robbery at gunpoint [syn: armed robbery
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