alley-oop


al·ley-oop

A0210750 (ăl′ē-o͞op′)n. Basketball 1. A play in which a pass is lobbed above the basket and a player jumps up and attempts to catch the ball and score before returning to the floor.2. The pass made in such a play.interj. Used to signal the start of a strenuous activity, such as lifting.
[French allez-oop, cry of circus acrobat about to leap, from allez, pl. imperative of aller, to go, from Old French aler, to walk; see alley1.]

al•ley-oop

(ˈæl iˈup)

interj. (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, etc., esp. in lifting a heavy object.) [1925–30]