1
as in lunatics
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
some yo-yo cut the electricity off while I still had unsaved data
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2
as in idiots
a stupid person
those yo-yos who insist upon using their cell phones while speeding down the highway
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Noun
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There were these lunatics in the car.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025 -
So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Don’t use mulch made from black walnut wood, leaves, or nuts near your orchard.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Oct. 2025
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So in 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases formally recommended parents introduce children under the age of 3 to allergens like nuts.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The farm is home to goats, Holstein cows, potbellied and kune kune pigs, donkeys, sheep, rabbits, llamas, alpacas, guinea fowl, guinea pigs, geese, chickens, a Shetland pony, and a Shire horse.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Dozens of unable-to-fly wild ducks and geese at a sanctuary in Washtenaw County's Salem Township, earlier ordered killed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, have received a reprieve.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Oct. 2025
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But for the most part, these competitors were dummies all around, with even the biggest threats deeply flawed or actively annoying in some way.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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None of this is meant to suggest that a trade is imminent, but if offered the chance to trade these three players for Peralta, the Yankees would be fools not to take it.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The losers in this round are Toby and our not-so-perfect Tom, who struggles the entire episode, which is strange for a man who is that good-looking.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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And this time, unlike last year with the Steelers, his team walked away losers.—
Matt Schubert,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My spaghetti noodles were swirled around three meatballs on my plate.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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Boiled potatoes, cooked shrimp, beef, chicken, sausage, mussels and noodles were held at improper holding temperatures, another repeat violation.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Yo-yos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yos. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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