alley oop

== English == === Alternative forms === allee-oops, alley-oop, alleyoop, allez-oop, allez oop, allez-up, ally-oop === Etymology === Borrowed from French allez-hop!, the cry of a circus acrobat about to leap. From allez (“go! let's go!”), 2nd-person plural or formal indicative form of aller, and hop, onomatopoeic. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /al.ɪˈuːp/, /al.ɪˈʊp/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæl.iˈup/, /ˌæl.iˈʊp/ Rhymes: -uːp, -ʊp === Interjection === alley oop! Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap. 1917 September 9, B.S. Walcott, letter printed in the 6 Feb. 1918 Princeton Alumni Weekly, p. 389: I fortunately found a spark plug on the burn and got that repaired and alley oop! 1985, Kevin Eastman & al., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. I, No. 4, page 2: Allez--... --oop!Beautiful! Great flip Mike! ==== Synonyms ==== get up!, go on!, come on! (encouraging) ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === alley oop (not comparable) (rare) Synonym of up. === Noun === alley oop (plural alley oops) An instance of saying "Alley oop!" (US sports) A high and arcing pass, catch, or move, especially (basketball) a shot made by a player as part of the same jump used to catch a pass. 2017, National Basketball Association, "Top Moments: Famous Alley-oop from Kobe to Shaq Caps Lakers' Comeback": Kobe Bryant–to–Shaquille O'Neal alley-oops are among the most iconic and lasting NBA images of the early 2000s. The duo's alley-oop in Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference finals stands above the rest, without a doubt. ==== Synonyms ==== (basketball: alley-oop play): lob jam ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === alley oop (not comparable) (US sports) High and arcing. (US skateboarding and snowboarding) Involving at least a 180-degree turn. === Verb === alley oop (third-person singular simple present alley oops, present participle alley ooping, simple past and past participle alley ooped) To lift or toss upward, or to be lifted or tossed upward. === References === “alley-oop, int., adv., n., and adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.