ALLEY-OOP


Meaning of ALLEY-OOP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-lē-ˈyüp ]

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

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