different between yoyo vs yobo

English

Noun

yoyo (plural yoyos)

1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo

Verb

yoyo (third-person singular simple present yoyos, present participle yoyoing, simple past and past participle yoyoed)

1. Alternative spelling of yo-yo

Cebuano

Etymology

From English yo-yo, yoyo. Formerly a trademark. Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: yo?yo

Noun

yoyo

1. a yo-yo; a toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist
2. a cake that is shaped like a yoyo, akin to a cookie sandwich, often purple and with a margarine filling and rolled in white sugar

Verb

yoyo

1. to play with a yo-yo

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jo.jo/

Noun

yoyo m (plural yoyos)

1. yo-yo

Ido

Noun

yoyo (plural yoyi)

1. yo-yo

Karao

Noun

yoyo

1. mudfish

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yoyó

Pronunciation

Noun

yoyo m (plural yoyos)

1. yo-yo

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• yuyo

Noun

yoyò

1. yo-yo

Related terms

English

Etymology 1

Noun

yobo (plural yobos)

1. Alternative form of yobbo (“person engaging in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness”)

References

• Yobo, 20th Century Words, by ??, John Ayto, Oxford University Press, 2002, Page 224.
• Yobo, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/yobo

Etymology 2

Korean ?? (yeobo, “darling, sweetheart”)

Noun

yobo (plural yobos)

1. (military, historical) A soldier's female Korean lover or hired prostitute.
   • 2019, Ron Cook, On Guard in the General's Chorus (page 2)

     Grandpa doesn't want Grandma and their kids and grandkids to know that he had to get penicillin shots all the time, or that he smoked boo (marijuana) on a daily basis, or that he dealt in the black market, or that he had yobos (purchased live-in sex slaves).

Anagrams

• boyo