fadeaway

American  

[feyd-uh-wey] / ˈfeɪd əˌweɪ /

noun

1. an act or instance of fading away.

2. Baseball. screwball.

3. Baseball. a slide made by a base runner to one side of the base, with one leg bent and stretched back to catch hold of the base.

4. Basketball. a jump shot made while the player is falling away from the basket.

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Etymology

Origin of fadeaway

1905–10, noun use of verb phrase fade away

Example Sentences

Instead, the Lakers superstar pulled up straight over the top of Bryant’s outstretched arm, dropping a fadeaway jumper softly through the net.

From Los Angeles Times

Doncic hit daring fadeaway three-pointers, threw sky-high lobs to teammates and nailed a dramatic winning shot against the Nuggets at home to add cinematic highlights to his budding most valuable player case.

From Los Angeles Times

As Luka Doncic’s scoring total crept up with each step-back three, free throw or fadeaway shot, the cheers grew louder, coming from every corner from fans dressed in every color.

From Los Angeles Times

From the opening tip, he rose up for 3-pointers, drove to the rim for dunks and leaned back for fadeaway jump shots.

From The Wall Street Journal

James, who already held the NBA all-time points record, sailed past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 15,837 field goals with a fadeaway jumper in the first quarter.

From Barron's