yo-yo
/ˈjoʊjoʊ/
noun
A round toy that goes up and down on a string
“She did tricks with her yo-yo.”
יו-יו
Yo-yo is a noun in the toys & games category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "A round toy that goes up and down on a string" In Hebrew, yo-yo translates to יו-יו.
Example Sentences
- She learned to "walk the dog" trick with her new yoyo.
- He could make the yoyo spin at the end of the string for 10 seconds.
- The yoyo went up and down smoothly with every flick of his wrist.
Did You Know? The yoyo is one of the oldest toys in the world — ancient Greeks carved yoyos from clay and wood over 2,500 years ago. In the Philippines, hunters once used yoyo-like devices as weapons to catch animals from trees. At the 1962 World's Fair, a yoyo was sent into orbit on a satellite to test how it worked in zero gravity.
Common Word Combinations
yoyo trickspin a yoyowalk the dogstring yoyo
Related Words
toystringspintrick
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