yo-yo
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noun \ˈyō-(ˌ)yō\ plural yo–yos
Definition of YO-YO
1
: a thick grooved double disk with a string attached to its center axle that is made to fall and rise to the hand by unwinding and rewinding on the string
2
: a condition or situation marked by regular fluctuations from one extreme to another
3
: a stupid or foolish person
See Origin of YO-YO
probably from Ilocano yóyo, or a cognate word in a language of the Philippines
First Known Use: 1915
Related to YO-YO
- Synonyms
- berk [British], booby, charlie (also charley) [British], cuckoo, ding-a-ling, dingbat, ding-dong, dipstick, doofus [slang], featherhead, git [British], goose, half-wit, jackass, lunatic, mooncalf, nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, nut, nutcase, simp, simpleton, turkey, yo-yo
2yo–yo
adjectiveDefinition of YO-YO
: shifting back and forth or up and down uncertainly or unexpectedly
First Known Use of YO-YO
1932
3yo–yo
intransitive verbyo–yoedyo–yo·ing
Definition of YO-YO
: to move from one position to another repeatedly : fluctuate <the stock price yo–yoed>
First Known Use of YO-YO
1967
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