bunny hop

noun

A dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together.

“The first baseman misplays the bunny hop, so all runners are safe.”

Meanings

nounbunny hop (plural bunny hops)

plural bunny hops

  1. USidiomaticA dance from the big band era, a variation of the conga, in which dancers made small jumps with feet together.
  2. cyclingA jump made where both wheels leave the ground.
  3. ball gamesA ground ball that hops along the field instead of rolling.

    The first baseman misplays the bunny hop, so all runners are safe.

  4. An exercise whereby the person crouches on their haunches and then extends their legs and springs up, jumping vertically into the air like a rabbit hopping.
verbbunny hop (third-person singular simple present bunny hops, present participle bunny hopping, simple past and past participle bunny hopped)

present singular third person bunny hops · participle present bunny hopping · participle past bunny hopped · past bunny hopped

  1. video gamesto jump repeatedly while making contact with ground for as little time as possible, often combined with air strafing, especially in first-person shooters.
  2. alternativecyclingAlternative form of bunny-hop.
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APA

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MLA

“bunny hop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunny%20hop. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bunny hop,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bunny%20hop.

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