Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - yo-yo
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Yo-yo
yo-yo
I. noun (plural ~s) Etymology: probably from Ilocano yoyo, or a cognate word in a language of the Philippines Date: 1915 1. a thick grooved double disk with a string attached to its center axle that is made to fall and rise to the hand by unwinding and rewinding on the string 2. a condition or situation marked by regular fluctuations from one extreme to another 3. a stupid or foolish person II. adjective Date: 1932 shifting back and forth or up and down uncertainly or unexpectedly III. intransitive verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1967 to move from one position to another repeatedly ; fluctuate the stock price ~ed
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1.
n. & v. --n. (pl. yo-yos) 1 a toy consisting of a pair of discs with a deep groove between them in which string is attached and wound, and which can be spun alternately downward and upward by its weight and momentum as the string unwinds and rewinds. 2 a thing that repeatedly falls and rises again. --v.intr. (yo-yoes, yo-yoed) 1 play with a yo-yo. 2 move up and down; fluctuate. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. йо-йо Популярная игрушка: двойной деревянный диск с глубокой канавкой, в которой намотана прочная нитка. Используя инерцию вращения, можно заставить диск подниматься и опускаться по нитке, вращаться в разных направлениях. Игрушка изобретена Д. Данканом Duncan, Donald в 1920-е на основе филиппинского охотничьего орудия. Мастера способны добиться большого разнообразия движений йо-йо 2. жарг. флюгер, беспринципный человек ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
3.
(yo-yos) A yo-yo is a toy made of a round piece of wood or plastic attached to a piece of string. You play with the yo-yo by letting it rise and fall on the string. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
4.
~ n a toy you hold in your hand made of two circular parts joined together that go up and down a string as you lift your hand up and down ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
- 1915, apparently from a language of the Philippines. Registered as a trademark in Canada 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. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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