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   Yo-yo

   /ˈyōˌyō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a toy consisting of a pair of joined discs with a deep groove between them in which string is attached and wound, which can be spun alternately downward and upward by its weight and momentum as the string unwinds and rewinds.
   • ▪ a thing that repeatedly falls and rises again: "the yo-yo syndrome of repeatedly losing weight and gaining it again"
   • ▪ a stupid, insane, or unpredictable person.

   verb

   • 1. move up and down; fluctuate: "popularity polls yo-yo up and down with the flow of events"
   • ▪ manipulate or maneuver (someone or something): "I don't want the job if it means he gets to yo-yo me around"

   Word Origin early 20th century: probably ultimately from a language of the Philippines.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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