give-and-go

noun

\ˌgiv-ən-ˈgō

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Definition of give-and-go

: a play (as in basketball or hockey) in which a player passes to a teammate and immediately cuts toward the net or goal to receive a return pass

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The first known use of give-and-go was in 1965

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