What is "alley oop"

interj. Used to signal the start of a strenuous activity, such as lifting. n. (context basketball English) A play in which one player passes the ball to another, who catches it while airborne and dunks or lays it up before landing.

Alley Oop is a syndicated comic strip created in 1932 by American cartoonist V. T. Hamlin, who wrote and drew the popular and influential strip through four decades for Newspaper Enterprise Association. Hamlin introduced an engaging cast of characters, and his story lines entertained with a combination of adventure, fantasy, and humor.

Alley Oop, the strip's title character, was a sturdy citizen in the prehistoric kingdom of Moo. He rode his pet dinosaur Dinny, carried a stone war hammer, and wore nothing but a fur loincloth. He would rather fight dinosaurs in the jungle than deal with his fellow countrymen in Moo's capital and sole cave-town. Despite these exotic settings, the stories were often satires of American suburban life.

"Alley-Oop" is a song written and composed by Dallas Frazier. The song, inspired by the V. T. Hamlin-created comic strip of the same name, was first recorded by Frazier as a country tune in 1957.

Alley Oop is a syndicated comic strip and its main character, created by V.T. Hamlin in 1932.

Alley Oop may also refer to:

• "Alley Oop" (song), written in 1957 by Dallas Frazier
• Alley-oop (basketball), a play in basketball
• Alley-oop (football), a play in American football
• Alley Oop (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling move
• Alley-oop (skateboarding), a skateboarding trick
• Alley-oop (skating), an inline skating trick
• Alley-oop (snowboarding), a spin trick in snowboarding