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noun

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The correct spelling is yoyos. A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindl… For example: "I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday."

Usage Examples

I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday.

It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.
  2. 2.A volatile market that moves up and down.
  3. 3.Someone who vacillates.
  4. 4.A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
  5. 5.A foolish, annoying or incompetent person.

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