Betekenis van yo-yo In het Nederlands

• 0 a toy consisting of a circular object that can be made to go up and down a long piece of string to which it is tied:

  • The scientists were inspired by spinning toys invented before the industrial age, such as yo-yos and tops.

  • His hand was going up and down like a yoyo.

  • Fabric yo-yos, which look something like gathered flowers, are perfect for adorning anything from wearable accessories to home decor items.

• 1 used to describe something that moves up and down quickly, or something that changes repeatedly between one level and another:

  • yo-yo dieting (= in which someone loses weight and then gains it again, repeatedly)

  • It’s the yoyo syndrome - they break up, then get scared and run back to each other, only to break up again.

• 2 to move up and down quickly, or to change repeatedly between one level and another:

  • She said that her weight had yo-yoed over the years.

  • They said that the price of fossil fuels is going to yoyo.

• 3 a toy consisting of a circular object that can be made to roll down and up a string that is tied to your hand if you spin the object and move your hand quickly at the same time

• 4 characterized by large and sudden changes from one condition to another:

  • Research on yo-yo dieting indicates that going on and off diets repeatedly will make weight control difficult in the long run.