alley oop

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French allez-houp, cry of circus acrobat about to leap, from allez (“go: second person plural imperative”) (from Old French aler (“walk”)) + houp, of unknown origin (possibly onomatopoeia).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːp

Noun

alley oop (plural alley oops)

1. (basketball) A play in which one player passes the ball to another, who catches it while airborne and dunks or lays it up before landing.

   Shaq lobs the ball to Kobe Bryant as Kobe finishes for the alley oop.

Translations

play in which one player catches a pass while airborne and dunks

• Portuguese: ponte aérea (pt) f

Interjection

alley oop

1. Used to signal the start of a strenuous activity, such as lifting.

Translations

interjection

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拆你屋 (chāinǐwū)

• German: alley oop

• Greek: άλεϊ-ουπ (áleï-oup)
• Russian: алле-о́п (alle-óp), аллей-о́п (allej-óp), алле-у́п (alle-úp), аллей-у́п (allej-úp)

See also

• lob jam