yoyo

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When it comes to cello players, there's only one YoYo Ma - how many other notable cello players can you name?

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Quick take

A nickname

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of yoyo gathered in one view.

noun

A nickname

verb

Alternative spelling of yo-yo. [(intransitive) To vacillate; to move up and down.]

noun

(Hong Kong, Singapore) A female given name.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for yoyo.

noun

A nickname

verb

Alternative spelling of yo-yo. [(intransitive) To vacillate; to move up and down.]

noun

(Hong Kong, Singapore) A female given name.

noun

Alternative spelling of yo-yo. [A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.]

Example sentences

When it comes to cello players, there's only one YoYo Ma - how many other notable cello players can you name?

Got to help teach kids and was enlisted by Prima (game guide publisher) to do a book on yoyo play too.

It's been interesting watching my comment's score going up and down like a yoyo though.

I had the fortune of getting wrapped up in the Chico yoyo scene of the late 90's.

The folks in the upper 30s to 40s go for the yoyo.

The rest of the platform functions much like Vine—you can follow other Yoyo users, like their posts, and share any Yoyos they create on your own timeline.

I'm early 30s but tend to play with the yoyo a lot.

Proper noun examples

The platform is very intuitive and flexible: to create a Yoyo, all you have to do is copy and paste the URL of a GIF, a Vine, or even a Tumblr post that contains a GIF.