bunny hop

bunny hop noun: a dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together. Also the alternative form of bunny-hop.

Noun

bunny hop (plural bunny hops)

(US, idiomatic) A dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together.
A jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
- The first baseman misplays the bunny hop, so all runners are safe.
An exercise whereby the person crouches on their haunches and then extends their legs and springs up, jumping vertically into the air like a rabbit hopping.

Verb

bunny hop (third-person singular simple present bunny hops, present participle bunny hopping, simple past and past participle bunny hopped)

to jump repeatedly while making contact with ground for as little time as possible, often combined with air strafing, especially in first-person shooters.

Also used as

bunny hop is also the alternative form of bunny-hop.

Forms of bunny hop

Noun
plural	bunny hops
Verb
third-person singular present	bunny hops
present participle	bunny hopping
past participle	bunny hopped
past	bunny hopped

Questions about bunny hop

What does bunny hop mean?: Bunny hop means a dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together.
What part of speech is bunny hop?: Bunny hop can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of bunny hop?: The plural of bunny hop is bunny hops.

Words near bunny hop in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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