English
alley oop
Alley oop comes from French allez ‘go! let's go!’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentallez‘go! let's go!’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentallez-hop!
- Englishearliest quotation 1917alley oop
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentallez‘go! let's go!’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentallez-hop!
- Englishearliest quotation 1917alley oop
Earliest quotation: 1917, B.S. Walcott: “I fortunately found a spark plug on the burn…”
Every English word from French allez
Today it means
intj Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French allez / alley oop