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Rareyoyos
The correct spelling is yoyos.
How to pronounce yoyos
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.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.A volatile market that moves up and down.
- 3.Someone who vacillates.
- 4.A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
- 5.A foolish, annoying or incompetent person.
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