alley oop

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

Interjection

 * 1) * 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!
 * 1) * 1985, Kevin Eastman & al., Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. I, No. 4, page 2:
 * Allez--... --oop! Beautiful! Great flip Mike!
 * Allez--... --oop! Beautiful! Great flip Mike!

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 拆你屋
 * French: allez-hop
 * German: alley oop
 * Greek: άλεϊ-ουπ
 * Russian: алле-о́п, аллей-о́п, алле-у́п,
 * Vietnamese: a-lê-hấp

Noun

 * 1) An instance of saying "Alley oop!"
 * 2)  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.
 * 3) * 2017,, "Top Moments: Famous Alley-oop from Kobe to Shaq Caps Lakers' Comeback":
 * –to– 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.
 * 1) * 2017,, "Top Moments: Famous Alley-oop from Kobe to Shaq Caps Lakers' Comeback":
 * –to– 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.
 * –to– 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.

Translations

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 * Russian:

Adjective

 * 1)  High and arcing.
 * 2)  Involving at least a 180-degree turn.
 * 1)  Involving at least a 180-degree turn.
 * 1)  Involving at least a 180-degree turn.

Verb

 * 1) To lift or toss upward, or to be lifted or tossed upward.