yo-yo
/ˈjoʊ.joʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.15 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
noun
A dogfighting maneuver involving the attacker temporarily exchanging altitude for airspeed, or vice versa, in order to rapidly catch up with the defender or to prevent an overshoot.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Now look at them yo-yos, that's the way you do it"
- "Henry glanced past him at the few other customers currently in attendance. "Hey! Any of you yo-yos headed up Castle Hill?""
- "When these yo-yos came into the courtroom with their ridiculous testimony... it was a terrible circus."
- "The yo-yoing stockmarket whizzed back up by around a quarter and then started to fall again."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: yóyo
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈjoʊ.joʊ/
- British English: /ˈjəʊ.jəʊ/