Eurostep

English

Etymology

From Euro- +‎ step. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Eurostep (plural Eurosteps)

1. (basketball) A basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, takes a step in one direction, and then quickly takes a second step in another direction.
   • 2018 April 17, “Why James Harden isn't traveling on his step-back 3-pointers”, in Houston Chronicle:

     They have seen it enough that they have come to understand that the Eurostep is a pretty good way to get around a defender, used so routinely that Harden's teammate Clint Capela, a center that rarely goes one-on-one, has employed it, though in his case, it should probably just be called a "Step."

Verb

Eurostep (third-person singular simple present Eurosteps, present participle Eurostepping, simple past and past participle Eurostepped)

1. To perform a Eurostep.
   • 2018 April 28, “Prepare Yourself For Another Celtics-Bucks Rock Fight In Game 7”, in CBS Boston, CBS Boston / WBZ:

     They need to make him work for those points, and not let him Eurostep his way to easy buckets.

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