Pinoy step

noun

A basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, does a pump fake, then proceeds to drive with the last two remaining legal steps to make an actual shot.

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Meanings

nounPinoy step (plural Pinoy steps)

plural Pinoy steps

  1. Philippinesball gamesA basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, does a pump fake, then proceeds to drive with the last two remaining legal steps to make an actual shot.

Origin

From Pinoy + step.

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APA

Pinoy step. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinoy%20step

MLA

“Pinoy step.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinoy%20step. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pinoy step,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinoy%20step.

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