hop-and-pop

hop-and-pop
 n.— «She was competing in what is called a “hop and pop,” a “low-altitude jump where her chutes deployed almost immediately.”» —“Investigators: Skydiving death likely an accident” by Paula Aven Gladych Daily Times-Call (Longmont, Colorado) July 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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