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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Noun
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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
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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
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“Yo-yos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yo-yos. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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