yo-yo
noun
[ ˈjəʊjəʊ ]
• a toy consisting of a pair of joined discs with a deep groove between them in which string is attached and wound, which can be spun alternately downward and upward by its weight and momentum as the string unwinds and rewinds.
• "with a flick of the wrist, she sent the yo-yo spiraling down and watched it spin there"
• a stupid, insane, or unpredictable person.
• "they think they're tangling with some small-town yo-yos, but they're not"
yo-yo
verb
• move up and down; fluctuate.
• "popularity polls yo-yo up and down with the flow of events"
Similar:
oscillate,
swing,
fluctuate,
alternate,
see-saw,
veer,
waver,
sway,
vary,
vacillate,
teeter,
hover,
wobble,
blow hot and cold,
Origin:
early 20th century: probably ultimately from a language of the Philippines.
