by LoveBeforeHonor August 22, 2008
by BLEAMA June 11, 2018
A spoken exchange in which one person intentionally sets up a potential or partial joke or insult for another person to complete by finishing said joke or insult.
These jokes or insults may be considered "low-hanging fruit" to outsiders, and may appear to be insensitive to non-participants. However, since these exchanges are usually completed by close friends, and could sometimes be considered a form of inside joke, they are usually facetious in nature. The initiator of the exchange often intends for the joke to be self-deprecating and may initiate a verbal alley-oop in a group setting to break tension or introduce some levity to the environment by joking about himself through a friend.
These jokes or insults may be considered "low-hanging fruit" to outsiders, and may appear to be insensitive to non-participants. However, since these exchanges are usually completed by close friends, and could sometimes be considered a form of inside joke, they are usually facetious in nature. The initiator of the exchange often intends for the joke to be self-deprecating and may initiate a verbal alley-oop in a group setting to break tension or introduce some levity to the environment by joking about himself through a friend.
Guy 1: "Man, why can't this sandwich just make itself?"
Guy 2: "Probably because you don't have a girlfriend."
Guy 1: "Verbal Alley-oop completed... Nicely done."
Guy 2: "Probably because you don't have a girlfriend."
Guy 1: "Verbal Alley-oop completed... Nicely done."
by Doctr_Watson February 07, 2014
by Erina December 07, 2006
by StepUpFromSwag August 02, 2014
The art of exchanging words, phrases, or insults back and forth between two people for an extended period of time. A playful, witty banter session giving each party a turn to in essence "drop the ball" when they run out of responses therefore losing the match.
by *littlered* August 08, 2011
A series of words or phrases which seem to make sense initially, but actually don't. This momentarily stuns the target audience as they try to process the information.
John: I'm goning to get a bunch of Buffalo's starters for my fantasy team this year.
Mike: I dunno... you might not wanna throw your hat in the pie with that.
John: (pauses a minute in confusion from Mike's verbal stun gun) Throw my hat in the pie?! WTF are you talking about?!
Mike: I dunno... you might not wanna throw your hat in the pie with that.
John: (pauses a minute in confusion from Mike's verbal stun gun) Throw my hat in the pie?! WTF are you talking about?!
by Schlagerboy August 30, 2010