1
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
some yo-yo cut the electricity off while I still had unsaved data
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as in idiot
a stupid person
those yo-yos who insist upon using their cell phones while speeding down the highway
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Recent Examples of yo-yo
Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Interest rate meeting heartens exporters The Nikkei 225 extended its yo-yo week, gaining 1.97% a day after dropping 2.18%.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
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Noun
Apparently, there was some great force missing from the textbooks—one that was capable of yanking temperatures around like a yo-yo.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Interest rate meeting heartens exporters The Nikkei 225 extended its yo-yo week, gaining 1.97% a day after dropping 2.18%.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Verb
Michigan gas prices continue to yo-yo, falling more than a dime in the last week to a statewide average of $3.60 a gallon for regular unleaded, as motorists pay about $54 for a 15-gallon tank, as crude oil prices fall, according to AAA auto club.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 6 May 2024
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But when Douglas doesn’t invite her to the business dinner, the show suddenly takes a turn into wacky sitcom territory, with Maxine trying to weasel her way into Douglas’s business to meet and invite the Prince to the Beach Ball.Tom Smyth, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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These weeds—the ones that do the impossible and weasel their way through cracks in the patio, concrete, pavers, and driveway—can be so difficult to remove since most weeding tools don’t fit in between the cracks.Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
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Death comes for us all, but not before time makes fools of us first.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
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Being thought of as cool is a little bit of a fool’s errand for parents and other adults when coolness, like language itself, is a moving target.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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After 1935, duck and goose hunters were limited to fake decoys.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Other academics were less incredulous, suggesting that the paper was a wild goose chase — a phrase itself invented by Shakespeare.David Hodari, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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Standard fast-food chains, some of which waffled on salad in previous decades, now regularly sell it: Wendy’s and Chick-fil-A’s offerings have even been praised for being quite tasty.Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2024
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But his administration ultimately waffled on structural reforms, leading to no economic breakout.Derek Scissors, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2014
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Roasted tomatoes and halved gooseberries nestle in a pool of kefir and roasted kale oil; avocado wedges rolled in roasted seeds and nuts are separated by sorrel leaves; pea tips and tendrils garnish a stack of fried cheese dumplings.Garrett Snyder, Los Angeles Magazine, 18 July 2017
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Meanwhile, people are on the dance floor going nuts.Ron Hart, Esquire, 6 July 2017
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Each year, fire safety officials warn of the dangers of fireworks and stage demonstrations of dummies that catch fire and watermelons that explode.Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 July 2017
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At NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research Facility, ten crash test dummies were buckled into a section of airplane fuselage and dropped from the sky.Chris Clarke, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2017
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Over the next few years, a plague of disorder will descend upon America, and maybe the world, shaking everything loose.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Maybe that’s why World Cups end with the two teams shaking hands, one offering congratulations and the other condolences, and elections don’t.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Yo-yo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yo. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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