scissors jump
Athletics
noun
A method of high-jumping in which the athlete crosses the bar in a sitting position by bringing the trailing leg up as the leading leg goes down on the other side of the bar.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Outing: an illustrated monthly magazine of recreation.
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