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Grammar : Verb
Spell : yoh-yoh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyoʊ yoʊ



Definition of yo-yoing

Origin :
  • 1915, apparently from a language of the Philippines. Registered as a trademark in Vancouver, Canada, in 1932, the year the first craze for them began (subsequent fads 1950s, 1970s, 1998). The toy itself is much older and was earlier known as bandalore (1824). Figurative sense of any "up-and-down movement" is first recorded 1932. Meaning "stupid person" is recorded from 1970. The verb in the figurative sense is attested from 1967.
  • As in shift : verb switch, fluctuate
  • As in sway : verb move back and forth
  • As in vacillate : verb go back and forth
  • As in vary : verb change
  • As in waffle : verb waver
  • As in waver : verb shift back and forth; be indecisive
  • As in alternate : verb take turns, change back and forth
  • As in fluctuate : verb vacillate, change
Example sentences :
  • And amidst the yo-yoing of the whole four, the chaise stopped.
  • Extract from : « The Pickwick Papers » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for yo-yoing

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