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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024yo-yo /ˈyoʊyoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -yos, v., -yoed, -yo•ing. n. [countable] - Gamesa spoollike toy that is spun out and reeled in by means of an attached string that loops around the player's finger.
- something that changes rapidly or that moves up and down, esp. suddenly or over and over again.
- [Slang.]a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.
v. [no object] - Informal Termsto move up and down or back and forth;
vacillate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024yo-yo (yō′yō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -yos, adj., v. n. - Gamesa 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, esp. suddenly or repeatedly.
- [Slang.]a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.
adj. - Informal Termsmoving up and down or back and forth;
fluctuating;
vacillating:yo-yo prices; a yo-yo foreign policy.
v.i. - Informal Termsto move up and down or back and forth;
fluctuate or vacillate:Mortgage rates are still yo-yoing.
v.t. - Informal Termsto cause to yo-yo.
- earlier, a U.south, southern. trademark for such a toy (1932); recorded in 1915 as the name of a Philippine toy; of undetermined origin, originally
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: yo-yo /ˈjəʊjəʊ/ n ( pl -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 Canadian slang a stupid person, esp one who is easily manipulated
vb (yo-yos, yo-yoing, yo-yoed)(intransitive)- informal to change repeatedly from one position to another; fluctuate
Etymology: from Filipino yo yo, come come, a weapon consisting of a spindle attached to a thong |