SPY-HOP Meaning of SPY-HOP in English ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verbEtymology: probably from spy + hop (I) (I)of a whale : to project the head out of the water in a vertical direction Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012