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hoopman

American  
[hoop-muhn, hoop-] / ˈhup mən, ˈhʊp- /

noun

Sports Slang.
  • hoopmen
    plural
  1. a basketball player.


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Etymology

Origin of hoopman

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

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A headline that week says, “Husky hoopmen still plan on Eastern jaunt.”

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2016

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