Urban Dictionary: letup*

1.	letup
	An event in which a situation turns out much better than you expected it to, in contrast to a letdown which is the exact opposite. We were letup last night when the bleacher tickets we thought we had bought for the basketball game were actually right down by the court. buy letup mugs & shirts let up surprise letdown shock situation by Jobo Gusso Jan 21, 2011 add a video
2.	drive-by shooting
	A colloquialism use to describe a ridiculously short stop at a place as if to slow down and then GO! (minus the gun fire) Dude, we'll throw a drive-by shooting at my in-laws and then hit the strip club. buy drive-by shooting mugs & shirts a short stop pause short visit abeyance break break-off breathing space* breathing spell caesura cessation coffee break comma* cutoff deadlock discontinuance downtime* freeze* gap gridlock* halt happy hour* hesitancy hesitation hiatus hitch* hush* interim interlude intermission interregnum interruption interval lacuna lapse layoff letup* lull pausation recess respite rest rest period stand standstill stay stillness stopover stoppage suspension time out by The Big Texas Dec 5, 2008 add a video