hoopman

[hoop-muh n, hoo p-] /ˈhup mən, ˈhʊp-/

Word Origin

noun, plural hoopmen. Sports Slang.

a basketball player.

Origin of hoopman

1680-1690

1680-90 for sense “acrobat”; hoop + -man

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Slang definitions & phrases for hoop-man

hoop-man

noun

A basketball player (1940s+ Basketball)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
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