yo-yo

[ yoh-yoh ]

/ ˈyoʊ yoʊ /

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noun, plural yo-yos.

a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.

something that fluctuates or moves up and down, especially suddenly or repeatedly.

Slang. a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.

adjective

Informal. moving up and down or back and forth; fluctuating; vacillating: yo-yo prices; a yo-yo foreign policy.

verb (used without object)

Informal. to move up and down or back and forth; fluctuate or vacillate: Mortgage rates are still yo-yoing.

verb (used with object)

Informal. to cause to yo-yo.

Origin of yo-yo

First recorded in 1915–20; of undetermined origin; possibly from Ilocano yóyo or a related language as the name of a Philippine toy

Words nearby yo-yo

yow, yowe, yowie, yowl, yowler, yo-yo, yo-yo dieting, Ypres, Y.P.S.C.E., Ypsilanti, ypsilon

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Example sentences from the Web for yo-yo

There were these Japanese yo-yo experts who used to do exhibitions at the Woolworth.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oh, for the good old days when Roy Acuff taught Richard Nixon how to use a yo-yo on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry.
Vince Gill Confronts Fringe Groups and Gives Country Some Cred|Malcolm Jones|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“The yo-yo effect of them coming home and leaving again is detrimental to families,” she says.
Robert Bales’s Alleged Crimes Show a Soldier Pushed to the Brink|Jesse Ellison|March 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yo-Yo had never heard of Ji Cang or any of the ancestors whose lives are chronicled in the genealogy.
The Mystery of Yo-Yo Ma's Name|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.|February 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST

What Yo-Yo Ma didn't know until recently was that the story of his name is actually much more complex, dating back 255 years.
The Mystery of Yo-Yo Ma's Name|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.|February 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The ships that raided them were the Enterprise and the Yo-Yo.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
That's pretty hard to keep track of, because I was like a yo-yo, back and forth from one parent to the other.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Then the Yo-Yo blew up, very quietly, as things do where there is no air to carry shock-and sound-waves, but very brilliantly.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for yo-yo

yo-yo

/ (ˈjəʊjəʊ) /

noun plural -yos

a toy consisting of a spool attached to a string, the end of which is held while it is repeatedly spun out and reeled in

US and Canadian slang a stupid person, esp one who is easily manipulated

verb yo-yos, yo-yoing or yo-yoed (intr)

informal to change repeatedly from one position to another; fluctuate

adjective

informal changing repeatedly; fluctuating

Word Origin for yo-yo

from Filipino yo yo, come come, a weapon consisting of a spindle attached to a thong

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	yo-yo
释义	yo-yo [ yoh-yoh ] / ˈyoʊ yoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yo-yo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural yo-yos. a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion. something that fluctuates or moves up and down, especially suddenly or repeatedly. Slang. a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person. adjective Informal. moving up and down or back and forth; fluctuating; vacillating: yo-yo prices; a yo-yo foreign policy. verb (used without object) Informal. to move up and down or back and forth; fluctuate or vacillate: Mortgage rates are still yo-yoing. verb (used with object) Informal. to cause to yo-yo. Origin of yo-yo First recorded in 1915–20; of undetermined origin; possibly from Ilocano yóyo or a related language as the name of a Philippine toy Words nearby yo-yo yow, yowe, yowie, yowl, yowler, yo-yo, yo-yo dieting, Ypres, Y.P.S.C.E., Ypsilanti, ypsilon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yo-yo There were these Japanese yo-yo experts who used to do exhibitions at the Woolworth. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview\|Alex Belth\|February 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Oh, for the good old days when Roy Acuff taught Richard Nixon how to use a yo-yo on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. Vince Gill Confronts Fringe Groups and Gives Country Some Cred\|Malcolm Jones\|September 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “The yo-yo effect of them coming home and leaving again is detrimental to families,” she says. Robert Bales’s Alleged Crimes Show a Soldier Pushed to the Brink\|Jesse Ellison\|March 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Yo-Yo had never heard of Ji Cang or any of the ancestors whose lives are chronicled in the genealogy. The Mystery of Yo-Yo Ma's Name\|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\|February 9, 2010\|DAILY BEAST What Yo-Yo Ma didn't know until recently was that the story of his name is actually much more complex, dating back 255 years. The Mystery of Yo-Yo Ma's Name\|Henry Louis Gates, Jr.\|February 9, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The ships that raided them were the Enterprise and the Yo-Yo. Space Viking\|Henry Beam Piper That's pretty hard to keep track of, because I was like a yo-yo, back and forth from one parent to the other. Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Then the Yo-Yo blew up, very quietly, as things do where there is no air to carry shock-and sound-waves, but very brilliantly. Space Viking\|Henry Beam Piper British Dictionary definitions for yo-yo yo-yo / (ˈjəʊjəʊ) / noun plural -yos a toy consisting of a spool attached to a string, the end of which is held while it is repeatedly spun out and reeled in US and Canadian slang a stupid person, esp one who is easily manipulated verb yo-yos, yo-yoing or yo-yoed (intr) informal to change repeatedly from one position to another; fluctuate adjective informal changing repeatedly; fluctuating Word Origin for yo-yo from Filipino yo yo, come come, a weapon consisting of a spindle attached to a thong Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to yo-yo English Words That Came From The PhilippinesMany words from Tagalog and other languages from the Philippines have found their way into English. See how many of these you've encountered in your everyday vocabulary. READ MORE Words related to yo-yo impulsive, unpredictable, volatile, effervescent, changeable, resilient, erratic, fickle, fluctuating, whimsical, wayward, quirky, unreasonable, helter-skelter, unstable, careless, arbitrary, flighty, temperamental, capricious
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yo-yo

noun, plural yo-yos.

adjective

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Origin of yo-yo

Words nearby yo-yo

Example sentences from the Web for yo-yo

British Dictionary definitions for yo-yo

noun plural -yos

verb yo-yos, yo-yoing or yo-yoed (intr)

adjective

Word Origin for yo-yo

Content related to yo-yo

Words related to yo-yo