hoop-jumper

English

Noun

hoop-jumper (plural hoop-jumpers)

1. Alternative form of hoop jumper
   • 2010, Charles Lowe, Pavel Zemliansky, Writing Spaces, page 192:

     So, hoop-jumper that I was, I wrote the following: “This will eventually be part of a longer piece that will explore the Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge in Tallahassee, Florida, which is a group of local people in training to be mediums and spirituals ^[sic] healers.

   • 2014, James Henderson, Reconceptualizing Curriculum Development, page 153:

     Also, I know that confidence overflows into making me less motivated to be a hoop-jumper and more dedicated to being an effective and caring teacher looking to find that wiggle room to execute meaningful instruction and to execute change where it's needed.

   • 2016, Claire Cole Curcio, Voices of Women of the Cloth:

     She laughs and says, “I'm a champion hoop-jumper,” referring to her success in working within the church, various certification agencies and health care organizations.

   • 2016, Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, James J. Buckley, Catholic Theology, page 342:

     On the other hand, law can be an irresistible temptation to the hoop-jumper who sees mere fulfillment of a set of precepts as sufficient to ensure that one is a good person who has done the right thing.