yo-yo (redirected from yo-yoes)

yo-yo  (yy)

n. pl. yo-yos

1. A toy consisting of a flattened spool wound with string that is spun down from and reeled up to the hand by motions of the wrist.

2. Informal One that undergoes frequent abrupt shifts or reversals, as of opinion or emotion; a vacillator.

3. Slang A stupid or objectionable person.

intr.v. yo-yoed, yo-yo·ing, yo-yos Informal

To undergo frequent abrupt shifts or reversals, as of opinion or emotion; vacillate.

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[Originally a trademark.]

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yo-yo

Noun

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

Verb

[yo-yoing, yo-yoed]

to change repeatedly from one position to another [originally a trademark for this type of toy]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

yo-yo - a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with