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yoyo¹

Where it comes from

Genericized trademark. Likely from Ilocano yóyo or another Philippine cognate.

noun yoyos

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of yo-yo

verb yoyos · yoyoing · yoyoed

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of yo-yo

YOYO²

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of you're on your own

Yoyo³

Where it comes from

* (female given name): From the propensity of female Chinese given names to reduplicate a syllable, resulting in a reduplicated syllable in the coining of an English given name not originating as a Chinese name.

proper noun Yoyos · Yoyoes

  1. Hong Kong, Singapore A female given name.
  2. A nickname

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MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{yoyo_2026,
  title = {yoyo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yoyo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}