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alley-oop
[ al-ee-oop ]
interjection
- (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, especially when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.)
noun
- Basketball. a quick-score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the basket, who leaps to catch the ball and in midair drops or stuffs it through the basket.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of alley-oop1
First recorded in 1915–20; from French allez-hop; allez, imperative of aller “to go” + hop, variant of houp, an interjection of expressive origin; alley 1( def ), hoopla ( def )
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