alley oop

Definitions

1. An instance of saying "Alley oop!"
2. 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.
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Examples

“Rollie says... we should cut⟳ out our ‘alley-oop’. He says: ‘It's vulgar, that alley-oop. Every small-time acrobat says “alley-oop”.’”

“Owens helped beat⟳ the Chicago Bears with a catch⟳ he made in the end⟳ zone;... a week later he gathered in an Alley Oop from Tittle for a victory over Green Bay.”

“It was a mystery how he managed to ride⟳ at all with that set-up, let⟳ alone tweak alley-oops on this natural quarter pipe!”

“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⟳.”

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