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Dunk: Score a basket by driving or stuffing the ball into the basket from above the rim.

Dunkadelic: (adj.) The fusion of basketball and hip-hop inspired by the cultural aestetics of urban style, fashion, and attitude. Highlight dunks or dunkers to music or rap lyrics. A very powerful or th . . . View Full Definition

Dunkelfelder: Developed at the Freiburg Research Institute, Germany, this is a red-fleshed teinturier cultivar derived from the Blau Portuguiser and Färbertraube varieties.

Shut Down: verb/noun; In street ball, when a team or player does something so good (handle, play or dunk), it makes the audience go crazy and the game gets put on hold while everyone gets over it, and . . . View Full Definition

Posterize: Verb; to embarrass an opponent or rival by dunking over him, or by taking advantage of a lapse on his part. For example, a player may attempt to block a dunk but fail (due to the defensive p . . . View Full Definition

Layups: A layup is a two point attempt made by leaping from below, laying the ball up near the basket, and using one hand to tip the ball over the rim and into the basket (layin) or to bank it off t . . . View Full Definition

Teabagging: A display of dominance performed during online multiplayer games. The victorious player will straddle the corpse of the losing player, and use the 'crouch' function to squat over the head of . . . View Full Definition

Putback And Tip-In: A putback describes a situation where a player secures an offensive rebound then immediately scores a basket. If the player secures the rebound while in the air, to be considered a putback t . . . View Full Definition