joi, 14 ianuarie 2010

yo-yo [ yṓ yō ]

yo-yo [ yṓ yō ]


noun (plural yo-yos)

Definition:

1. toy with string wound on spool: a toy consisting of a long string wound onto a spool that is dropped and raised repeatedly using the force of gravity and momentum to unwind and rewind the string


2. fluctuating thing: something that repeatedly goes up and down or fluctuates between one extreme and another


3. North America offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults a person's intelligence or judgment ( slang insult )




intransitive verb (3rd person present singular yo-yos, present participle yo-yoing, past and past participle yo-yoed)

Definition:

fluctuate: to fluctuate between two extremes or directions

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