bunny hop
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Noun
editbunny hop (plural bunny hops)
- (chiefly US, idiomatic) A dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together.
- (cycling) A jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
- (baseball) A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.
- The first baseman misplays the bunny hop, so all runners are safe.
- An exercise whereby the person crouches on their haunches and then extends their legs and springs up, jumping vertically into the air like a rabbit hopping.
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editVerb
editbunny hop (third-person singular simple present bunny hops, present participle bunny hopping, simple past and past participle bunny hopped)
- (video games) to jump repeatedly while making contact with ground for as little time as possible, often combined with air strafing, especially in first-person shooters.
- (cycling) Alternative form of bunny-hop