sky hook

1) In construction work, it is one of the initiation rites of passage given to all new apprentice workers, and thought to be very funny by senior workers in on the gag.
see also - rock stretcher, 68 volkswagen water pump, double pump conchitchilator with a two stage cadisafossil

The foreman just sent that new guy out to get the sky hooks, he'll be right back.

by cunninglinguist April 26, 2005

sky hook

A sky hook is a fictional apparatus, the retrieval of which is demanded of newbie grocery store clerks as a kind of lighthearted hazing ritual. Often combined with bucket of steam.

Billy, go grab a sky hook and a bucket of steam and get started on those windows!

by murr2k March 22, 2009

sky hook

A very rare soccer maneuver in which a goal is scored directly on a corner kick without any other player touching the ball.

Sukru Gulesin, a Turkish professional soccer player who also played for two Italian clubs, scored on 32 sky hooks in his career, more than any other player before or since.

by Guayaquil January 06, 2018

sky hook

The act of lobbing an object in an awkward fashion (i.e an egg out of a sunroof whilst in a car) so as to hit your target, but gain plenty more props than a generic free throw.

Oh my god! I can't believe you hit that hooker with your sky hook surprise!

by Hells Freakin Bells June 25, 2006

sky hook

very large helicopter with large lifting capacity, much the same as the American Chinook.

this sky hook lifted that army tank right out of the battle.

by anything goes October 07, 2007

Sky hook

Among soldiers in the 1970s, there was no such thing as a sky hook. It was a fictional item used to send rookies on a wild goose chase.

"Private, go over to Charlie Battery and ask them if they can lend yo ua sky hook."

by Tom from the Shore October 30, 2007

Sky hook

An unguardable basketball move perfected by the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Pass to Kareem. Goes up with his sky hook. Easy two points

by xXDoritosQuikSkoper420BlazerXx June 29, 2016