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jojo¹

Where it comes from

Reportedly coined on the spot by an employee of the Flavor-Crisp pressure fryer company at a Chicago trade show in the early 1960s. The potatoes were used to "clean the grease" between demonstrations of cooking chicken and fish, but customers unexpectedly started eating and enjoying them, leading someone to inquire what they were called.

noun jojos

  1. British Columbia, Northwestern, US, in plural A seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge. If you're really hungry, be sure to try the wood-fired jojos (potato wedges).

Jojo²

Where it comes from

Reduplication of Jo.

proper noun

  1. An affectionate short form of the female given names Joanne, Joanna, etc.
  2. A male given name.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: george, joey, tater tot, spudnut, waffle, volcano potato, chip, potato chip, potato cake, breakfast potatoes, crisp, jacket potato, potato pancake, potato crisp, curly fries, hash brown

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"jojo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jojo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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jojo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jojo

Chicago

"jojo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jojo.

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@misc{jojo_2026,
  title = {jojo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jojo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}