alley-oop

noun

al·ley-oop ˌa-lē-ˈyüp How to pronounce alley-oop (audio)

plural alley-oops

basketball : a play in which a leaping player catches a pass above the basket and immediately dunks the ball

The meeting of man and ball was dazzling, the two handed alley-oop slam-dunk spectacular.

Shelly Smith

also : the usually high, arcing pass thrown on such a play

He threw an alley-oop to George Lynch on a fast break …

The New York Times

American football : a play in which the quarterback throws a high, arcing pass into the end zone to be caught by a leaping receiver

Quarterback Moore hooked up with receiver Moore on one of their patented alley-oops to make the score 20-7.

Austin Murphy

also : the pass itself

… an alley-oop pass to Chandler from Manning gave the Saints a 13-7 lead.

Larry McMillen

… he … tossed an alley-oop to Tate Casey for the first touchdown pass of his college career.

USA Today

alley-oop verb, transitive + intransitive

alley-ooped; alley-ooping; alley-oops

… they dribbled around us, passed behind their backs, and alley-ooped for a bunch of slam dunks.

D. J. MacHale

Rob alley-ooped the ball toward the basket.

Stanley Gordon West

On the opening drive of the third quarter, Flacco basically alley-ooped a pass from the 7, and Heap outmuscled safety Tyrone Carter for the ball in the rear right corner of the end zone.

Edward Lee

Word History

Etymology

alteration of allez-oop, cry of a circus acrobat about to leap, probably from French allez, 2nd person plural imperative of aller to go + English -oop, perhaps alteration of up

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 2

单词	alley-oop
释义	alley-oop noun al·ley-oop ˌa-lē-ˈyüp plural alley-oops 1 basketball : a play in which a leaping player catches a pass above the basket and immediately dunks the ball The meeting of man and ball was dazzling, the two handed alley-oop slam-dunk spectacular. Shelly Smith also : the usually high, arcing pass thrown on such a play He threw an alley-oop to George Lynch on a fast break … The New York Times 2 American football : a play in which the quarterback throws a high, arcing pass into the end zone to be caught by a leaping receiver Quarterback Moore hooked up with receiver Moore on one of their patented alley-oops to make the score 20-7. Austin Murphy also : the pass itself … an alley-oop pass to Chandler from Manning gave the Saints a 13-7 lead. Larry McMillen … he … tossed an alley-oop to Tate Casey for the first touchdown pass of his college career. USA Today alley-oop verb, transitive + intransitive alley-ooped; alley-ooping; alley-oops … they dribbled around us, passed behind their backs, and alley-ooped for a bunch of slam dunks. D. J. MacHale Rob alley-ooped the ball toward the basket. Stanley Gordon West On the opening drive of the third quarter, Flacco basically alley-ooped a pass from the 7, and Heap outmuscled safety Tyrone Carter for the ball in the rear right corner of the end zone. Edward Lee Word History Etymology alteration of allez-oop, cry of a circus acrobat about to leap, probably from French allez, 2nd person plural imperative of aller to go + English -oop, perhaps alteration of up First Known Use 1965, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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