Alley Oop

  1. Proper noun.  An American comic strip created in 1933 by V.T. Hamlin, currently written by Carole Bender and drawn by Jack Bender.
  2. Proper noun.  The caveman main character of the Alley Oop comic strip.
  3. Noun.  (basketball) A play in which one player passes the ball to another, who catches it while airborne and dunks or lays it up before landing.
  4. Interjection.  Used to signal the start of a strenuous activity, such as lifting.

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