skyhook
Nonexistent aerial anchor
A skyhook is an imaginary or mythical device for hanging something from the sky—used when there's no visible means of support.
The term appears in jokes and pranks, especially sending newcomers to fetch a nonexistent tool: Go ask the foreman for a skyhook.
In basketball, a skyhook is a high, arcing hook shot made famous by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, released from above the head where defenders can't block it.
Arcing one-handed basket attempt
- KareemArabic masculine name
- Abdul-JabbarBasketball's career points king
- fadeawayBackward-moving basketball shot
- pivotPoint of rotation
footwork · center · paint · layup · basket · hoops · NBA · court
Raise with tackle
- jibTriangular sail forward
- towerTall slender edifice
- gantryOverhead spanning framework
- overheadLocated directly above
lifting · rigging · load · pulley · winch · derrick · boom · tackle
Incapable of occurring
- imaginaryExisting only in thought
- nonexistentNot present anywhere
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
- MacGuffinMotivator irrelevant in itself
Act of getting back
- extractionAct of removing
- FultonSteamboat development pioneer
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
pickup · harness · balloon · covert · rescue · line · snatch · recovery
Playful trick on someone
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- newbieInexperienced person, informally
hookshot
Arcing one-handed basket attempt
- KareemArabic masculine name
- Abdul-JabbarBasketball's career points king
- fadeawayBackward-moving basketball shot
pivot · footwork · center · paint · layup · basket · hoops · NBA · court · offense
hoist
Raise with tackle
overhead · lifting · rigging · load · pulley · winch · derrick · boom · tackle · cable
impossible
Incapable of occurring
- imaginaryExisting only in thought
- nonexistentNot present anywhere
- fantasticRemarkably good or unreal
MacGuffin · unobtainium · mythical · legendary · apocryphal
retrieval
Act of getting back
- extractionAct of removing
- FultonSteamboat development pioneer
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
aircraft · pickup · harness · balloon · covert · rescue · line · snatch · recovery · midair
prank
Playful trick on someone
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- LakersKobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal
- megastructuresDyson sphere, space habitat, space elevator, arcologies, arcology
- eponymous sports movesAxel, Lutz, Biles, kimura
skyhookgenuine article
Authentic original item
hammer · wrench · screwdriver · socket set · drill
skyhookground anchor
Device securing objects to earth
earth anchor · foundation · footing · bedrock · ground