hoop jumper
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who jumps through hoops.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see jump, through, hoops.
Example Sentences
- "Time and time again he claims he has been offered help — but only if he will jump through some hoops. You know, the social contract. But Marvin is not a hoop jumper."
- "Here's what I always try to remember when I'm tempted to start jumping through hoops to make others happy: Jesus wasn't a hoop jumper. He did what he did and left it up to people to take him or leave him."
- "Throughout life there are things we do not want to do, but we do them to get to our objective; we jump through the hoop, and have to work like worker bees. This book is specifically written to get the hoop jumpers and worker bees on their way to managing and taking control of their financial futures."
- "" We can use it to start the circus! We'll do it! I'm pretty good with a knife and a sling shot! And I bet Allondra would do horseback riding! ” “ I wanna be a hoop jumper!""
Etymology
From the idiom jump through hoops.