yo-yo
Because it is a word with a single syllable, yo-yo is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofyo-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: "I bought a yo-yo from the toy store yesterday."
- A volatile market that moves up and down.
- Someone who vacillates.
- A cloth rosette formed by gathering the outside edge of a circle of fabric in toward the centre using a running stitch.
- A foolish, annoying or incompetent person.
Example: "It is hard to watch the management for very long and not conclude that the place is run by a bunch of yo-yos."
- To vacillate; to move up and down.
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