Word of the Day 07/16/23 Alley-Oop
Alley-Oop (Interjection, noun)
alley-oop [ al-ee-oop ]
interjection
1. (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, especially when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.)
noun
2. Basketball. a quick-score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the basket, who leaps to catch the ball and in midair drops or stuffs it through the basket.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1915-20; from French allez-hop; allez, imperative of aller “to go” + hop, variant of houp, an interjection of expressive origin; cf. alley, hoopla
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alley-oop [ al-ee-oop ]
interjection
1. (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, especially when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.)
noun
2. Basketball. a quick-score play in which a high, arching pass is made to a teammate close to the basket, who leaps to catch the ball and in midair drops or stuffs it through the basket.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1915-20; from French allez-hop; allez, imperative of aller “to go” + hop, variant of houp, an interjection of expressive origin; cf. alley, hoopla
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.