yoyo
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Noun
yoyo 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.“I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday.”
- A volatile market that moves up and down.
- Someone who vacillates.
- A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
Verb
yoyo verb
- To vacillate; to move up and down.
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vacillateyoyosdiaboloshuttlecockkitewainmanpinwheelshuttlecocksboomerangspindlercandieelekorigaminoodlerubberbandtama
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