Other forms: yo-yos
A yo-yo is the spinning toy that rolls down its string and climbs back up. Play with a yo-yo, walk the dog with a yo-yo, a wooden yo-yo.
It comes back because the string is looped rather than tied, so the toy spins freely at the bottom until a tug catches it. The word is Filipino, and as a verb it means to go up and down repeatedly.
1nounyo-yoThe spinning toy that rolls down its string and climbs back up.
“My grandad taught me a few tricks with his old wooden yo-yo.”
yo-yo is a toy.
Also accepted in games: yoyo
Most likely from Ilocano yoyo, a Philippine name for the toy.
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English, today
yo-yo
. Most likely from ilo yóyo, or another phi cognate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in Sports & Fitness, Games & Toys