yo-yos

noun

Definition of yo-yosnext
plural of yo-yo
1
as in nuts
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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2
as in idiots
a stupid person those yo-yos who insist upon using their cell phones while speeding down the highway

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  1. nuts
  2. losers
  3. noodles
Noun
  • The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • The Flyers limp into the Christmas break losers of four of their last five (1-4-0), with their lone win over Columbus on Saturday.
    Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This selective spending behavior has created a clear divide between winners and losers in the consumer and retail space.
    Randy Watts, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of losers
Noun
  • Here, buttery-sweet uni melts — along with an equally vibrant egg yolk — into this $28 dish of perfect, spongy noodles, creating an intensely creamy, decadent experience that’s punctuated by bursting bubbles of salty ikura.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to the duck (vit) broth, vermicelli noodles are topped off with shredded duck and earthy, crunchy bamboo shots (mang).
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of noodles
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