yo-yo

1. 1.

   a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

   Broaderplaything

Questions about yo-yo

What does yo-yo mean?

yo-yo means "a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand".

How many syllables are in yo-yo?

yo-yo has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is yo-yo a common word?

yo-yo is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.