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alley-oop

alley-oop is the alternative form of alley oop.

Meaning of alley oop

Interjection

  1. Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.
    • I fortunately found a spark plug on the burn and got that repaired and alley oop!1917 September 9, B.S. Walcott, letter printed in the 6 Feb. 1918 Princeton Alumni Weekly, p. 389
    Synonyms:
    get up!, go on!, come on!

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Forms of alley-oop

third-person singular presentalley-oops
present participlealley-ooping
past participlealley-ooped
pastalley-ooped

Questions about alley-oop

What is alley-oop the alternative form of?
Alley-oop is the alternative form of alley oop.

Words near alley-oop in the dictionary

  1. alley oop
  2. alley ooped
  3. alley ooping
  4. alley oops
  5. alley stone
  6. alley-oop
  7. alley-ooped
  8. alley-ooping
  9. alley-oops
  10. alleycat
  11. alleycats

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