bunny hop

See also: bunnyhop, and bunny-hop

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Noun

bunny hop (plural bunny hops)

1. (chiefly US, idiomatic) A dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together.
2. (cycling) A jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
3. (baseball) A ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.

   The first baseman misplays the bunny hop, so all runners are safe.

4. 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.

Related terms

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Verb

bunny hop (third-person singular simple present bunny hops, present participle bunny hopping, simple past and past participle bunny hopped)

1. (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.
2. (cycling) Alternative form of bunny-hop