Pronunciation: ˌ a-l ē - ' yüp
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of allez-oop, cry of a circus acrobat about to leap, probably from French allez, 2d person plural imperative of aller to go + English -oop, perhaps alteration of up
Date: 1967
: a basketball play in which a leaping player catches a pass above the basket and immediately dunks the ball also : the usually looping pass thrown on such a play