Definitions for yo-yoˈyoʊ yoʊ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yo-yoˈyoʊ yoʊ(n.)(pl.)-yos

(n.)a spoollike toy that is spun out and reeled in by an attached string that loops around the player's finger.
Category: Games
something that fluctuates or moves up and down, esp. suddenly or repeatedly.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Slang. a stupid, foolish, or incompetent person.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to move up and down or back and forth; fluctuate or vacillate.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal

Origin of yo-yo:

earlier, a U.S. trademark for such a toy (1932); recorded in 1915 as the name of a Philippine toy

Princeton's WordNet

yo-yo(noun)
a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

Wiktionary

yo-yo(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.
yo-yo(Noun)
A volatile market that moves up and down.
yo-yo(Verb)
To vacillate; to move up and down.

Translations for yo-yo

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Yo-yo^®(noun)

a type of toy, consisting of a pair of discs made of wood, metal etc with a groove between them round which a piece of string is tied, the toy being made to run up and down the string

going up and down like a yo-yo.

klimtolAfrikaans
لُعْبَة اليويوArabic
играчка, която се навива и развива на връв от движението на ръката йо-йоBulgarian
ioiôPortuguese (BR)
jojoCzech
das JojoGerman
yoyoDanish
γιογιόGreek
yoyóSpanish
jo-joEstonian
یو یوFarsi
jojoFinnish
yo-yoFrench
יוֹ-יוֹ, כִּינוּי לְמישֶהוּ אוֹ לְמָשֶהוּ מִתנַדנֵדHebrew
एक तरह का खिलौनाHindi
jo-joCroatian
jojóHungarian
yoyoIndonesian
jójóIcelandic
yo-yoItalian
ヨーヨー遊びJapanese
요요(장난감의 일종)Korean
jo jo (žaislas)Lithuanian
jojoLatvian
yo-yoMalay
jojoDutch
jojoNorwegian
jojoPolish
یو یوPersian
یو یوPashto
ioióPortuguese
yo-yoRomanian
йо-йоRussian
jojoSlovak
jojoSlovenian
jo-joSerbian
jojoSwedish
ลูกข่างThai
yo-yoTurkish
溜溜球Chinese (Trad.)
йо-йоUkrainian
ایک قسم کا کھلونا جس میں دو جڑی ہوئی قرصوں کے بیچ میں ایک نالی پر ڈوری لپٹی ہوتی ہے اور جو وزن اور معیار حرکت کی وجہ سے بار بار کھلتی اور لپٹتی ہےUrdu
trò chơi Yo-yoVietnamese
溜溜球（一种用线扯动忽上忽下的轮形玩具）Chinese (Simp.)