Yo-yo
The yo-yo is a
toy consisting of two equally sized and weighted discs of
plastic,
wood, or
metal, connected with an
axle, around which string is wound. First becoming popular in the
1920s, "yo-yoing" still enjoys a following of children as well as adults.
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yo-yo (m)
n.
yo yo
yoyo (m)
n.
yo yo, coming and going, action which is repeated over and over
yoyó (m)
n.
yo yo
yoyo mode
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jargon> The state in which a computer is said to be when it rapidly alternates several times between being up and being down. Interestingly (and perhaps not by coincidence), many hardware vendors give out free yoyos at
Usenix exhibits.
Sun Microsystems gave out logoised yoyos at SIGPLAN '88. Tourists staying at one of Atlanta's most respectable hotels were subsequently treated to the sight of 200 of the country's top computer scientists testing yo-yo
algorithms in the lobby.
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yoyo
fool, dipstick, jerk, nerd I was parking my car when this yoyo on a motorcycle started driving in circles around me.
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