# alley oop

> English word · Interjection · IPA /al.ɪˈuːp/

## Definitions
1. Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French allez-hop!, the cry of a circus acrobat about to leap. From allez (“go! let's go!”), 2nd-person plural or formal indicative form of aller, and hop, onomatopoeic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/alley-oop