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yo-yo I. \ˈyō(ˌ)yō\ noun (plural yo-yos also yo-yoes) Etymology: native name in the Philippines : a thick deeply grooved double disk with a string attached to its center that is made to fall and rise to the hand by unwinding and rewinding on the string II. noun 1. : a stupid or foolish person 2. : a condition or situation marked by regular fluctuations from one extreme to another < on the constant diet yo-yo—losing weight and gaining it back — William Stockton > III. \ˈyōˌyō\ intransitive verb (yo-yoed ; yo-yoed ; yo-yoing ; yo-yos) Etymology: yo-yo, noun : to move from one position to another repeatedly: as a. : vacillate b. : fluctuate |