yo-yo

(®) noun, pl. yo-yos Jo-Jo, das

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['joujou]

noun

(a type of toy, consisting of a pair of discs made of wood, metal etc with a groove between them round which a piece of string is tied, the toy being made to run up and down the string: going up and down like a yo-yo.) das Jojo

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yo-yo

<pl -os>

[ˈjəʊjəʊ, AM ˈjoʊjoʊ]

n Jo-Jo nt

the oil price has been up and down like a \yo-yo in the last few months der Ölpreis ist in den letzten paar Monaten rauf- und runtergeschnellt

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['jəUjəʊ]

n

Jo-Jo nt, Yo-Yo nt

I've been going up- and downstairs like a yo-yo all morning — ich bin den ganzen Morgen wie irre die Treppe rauf- und runtergerannt (inf)

yo-yo diet/effect (hum) — Jo-Jo-Diät f/-Effekt m

yo-yo dieting — unmittelbarer Wechsel von Abnehmen und erneutem Zunehmen

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yo-yo [ˈjəʊjəʊ]

A pl -yos s

1. Jo-Jo n

2. US sl Idiot(in)

B adj fig fluktuierend, schwankend

C v/i

1. fig fluktuieren, schwanken

2. fig schwanken, unschlüssig sein

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(®) noun, pl. yo-yos Jo-Jo, das