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YO-YO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yo-yo mean? 

YO-YO (noun)
  The noun YO-YO has 1 sense:

1. a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the handplay

  Familiarity information: YO-YO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


YO-YO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("yo-yo" is a kind of...):

plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)


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