pump fake1
North American Sport (chiefly Basketball and Amer. Football )
noun
A feigned throw intended to deceive an opponent.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The Los Angeles Times.
pump-fake2
North American Sport (chiefly Basketball and Amer. Football )
verb
1 [with object] To feign throwing (a shot, pass, etc.); to deceive with a pump fake.
2 [no object] To perform a pump fake.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Herald (Chicago).