ALLEY-OOP


Meaning of ALLEY-OOP in English

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

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