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  • proper noun An American comic strip created in 1933 by V.T. Hamlin, currently written by Carole Bender and drawn by Jack Bender.
  • proper noun The caveman main character of the Alley Oop comic strip

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Examples

  • And then there's a bonus cover version of Alley Oop, what joy.

    Kom in Mijn Wigwam baikinange 2010

  • Also, please always share the offbeat things that strike your fancy e.g., the video you posted of the paper airplane, Freddy Mercury, Alley Oop, etc.

    A call for help II | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • Oh, and I think your next book should incorporate Alley Oop and this theme into it in some way.

    He sho is hip, ain’t he? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • Thus my having never heard Alley Oop, which was a hugely popular song at the time.

    He sho is hip, ain’t he? | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009

  • I do like Alley Oop, and I read the comic, but I doubt that anyone including the current authors or the originator thought that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, except in an alternate universe.

    Fire with Fire Steven Barnes 2008

  • On the Entertainment page, all of the Times-Journal's long-running comics and serials, including the popular Alley Oop, will return in their entirety beginning in Tuesday's edition.

    The Times-Journal: News 2010

  • On the Entertainment page, all of the Times-Journal's long-running comics and serials, including the popular Alley Oop, will return in their entirety beginning in Tuesday's edition.

    The Times-Journal: News 2010

  • On the Entertainment page, all of the Times-Journal's long-running comics and serials, including the popular Alley Oop, will return in their entirety beginning in Tuesday's edition.

    The Times-Journal: News 2010

  • On the Entertainment page, all of the Times-Journal's long-running comics and serials, including the popular Alley Oop, will return in their entirety beginning in Tuesday's edition.

    The Times-Journal: News 2010

  • On the Entertainment page, all of the Times-Journal's long-running comics and serials, including the popular Alley Oop, will return in their entirety beginning in Tuesday's edition.

    The Times-Journal: News 2010

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