Definition of alley-oop in English:
alley-oop
exclamation aliˈuːpˌalē ˈo͞op
Used to encourage or draw attention to the performance of an acrobatic feat.
alley-oop, straight into the lake
noun aliˈuːpˌalē ˈo͞op
Basketball A high pass caught by a leaping teammate who tries to dunk the ball before landing.
she could catch alley-oops all day
he took an alley-oop pass from Vaughn
Example sentencesExamples
- Team USA threw a couple of balls away with ill-conceived alley-oops, missed a few wide-open jumpers and blew a couple of defensive assignments.
- Sadly, the only time I really enjoyed the game experience was when I teamed up with my son to see how many sweet dunks and alley-oops we could pull off.
- Her new abilities allow her to play basketball like nobody's business, complete with slam dunks and alley-oops off concrete urban walls.
- While airborne, you can attempt to pull off additional tricks and even pass the ball back to your teammates, who will jump towards the basket as well for potential alley-oops.
- He can run the court, score on low-post moves, soar for alley-oops and rebound jams, block shots, defend and make plays.
Origin
Early 20th century: perhaps from French allez! 'go on!' + a supposedly French pronunciation of up.