alley-oop

alley-oop
/al"ee oohp"/, interj.
1. (used as a shout of encouragement, exhortation, or the like, esp. when coordinating efforts to lift a heavy object.)
n.
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.

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