Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗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. · A volatile market that moves up and down. · Someone who vacillates. · A dogfighting maneuver involving the attacker temporarily exchanging altitude for airspeed, or vice versa, in order to rapidly catch up with the defender or to prevent an overshoot.
Genericized trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo, or another Philippine cognate.
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- Borrowed-form mentionyóyoilo
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