alley oop

Meanings

Adverb

• Synonym of up.

Noun

• An instance of saying "Alley oop!"
• A high and arcing pass, catch, or move, especially a shot made by a player as part of the same jump used to catch a pass.

Adjective

• High and arcing.
• Involving at least a 180-degree turn.

Verb

• To lift or toss upward, or to be lifted or tossed upward.

Related

Similar words

• get up!, go on!, come on!
• lob jam

Origin

• Borrowed from French allez-hop, the cry of a circus acrobat about to leap. From allez, 2nd-person plural or formal indicative form of aller, and hop, .