give-and-go

noun

ˌgiv-ən-ˈgō How to pronounce give-and-go (audio)
: a play (as in basketball or hockey) in which a player passes to a teammate and immediately cuts toward the net or goal to receive a return pass

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Tavares picked the puck up in the defensive zone and had a give-and-go with McCabe for his 28th goal. — Omar White, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025 Via a give-and-go with Jesper Boqvist, Sourdif roofed the puck past Saros for the milestone in his fourth career game. — Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025

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First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of give-and-go was in 1965

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“Give-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give-and-go. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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