Wiktionary

jojo

See also: Jojo, jōjō, jo-jo, and Jo-Jo

English

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Etymology

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Reportedly coined on the spot by an employee of the Flavor-Crisp pressure fryer company at a Chicago trade show in the early 1960s. The potatoes were used to "clean the grease" between demonstrations of cooking chicken and fish, but customers unexpectedly started eating and enjoying them, leading someone to inquire what they were called.[1][2]

Noun

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jojo (plural jojos)

  1. (Northwestern US, British Columbia, chiefly in the plural) A seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge.
    • 2002, Karl Samson, Jane Aukshunas, Frommer's Washington State, page 288:
      If you're really hungry, be sure to try the wood-fired jojos (potato wedges).
    • 2011, Marissa Guggiana, Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America's Top Restaurants, page 223:
      The cheesy jojos threaten to colonize every inch of my appetite but I hold back by only eating them once I am nearly full.
    • 2023, Andrea Damewood, "George's Corner Tavern", Willamette Week (Willamette, OR), 20 September 2023, page 11:
      And perhaps George's best (un)kept secret is its fried chicken and jojos, which give Reel M Inn a run for its money.

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  1. ^ Anne Marie DiStefano, "Restaurants add another chapter to jojos' long history", Portland Tribune, 4 June 2013
  2. ^ Alana Al-Hatlani, "Potato wedge? French fry? Not quite. How the jojo became a Pacific Northwest staple", The Seattle Times, 7 August 2019

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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jojo n

  1. yo-yo

Declension

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Declension of jojo (hard neuter)
singular plural
nominative jojo joja
genitive joja joj
dative joju jojům
accusative jojo joja
vocative jojo joja
locative joju jojech
instrumental jojem joji

Further reading

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  • “jojo”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “jojo”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “jojo” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2024, slovnikcestiny.cz

Finnish

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Etymology

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From English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjojo/, [ˈjo̞jo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ojo
  • Syllabification(key): jo‧jo

Noun

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jojo

  1. yo-yo

Declension

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Inflection of jojo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative jojo jojot
genitive jojon jojojen
partitive jojoa jojoja
illative jojoon jojoihin
singular plural
nominative jojo jojot
accusative nom. jojo jojot
gen. jojon
genitive jojon jojojen
partitive jojoa jojoja
inessive jojossa jojoissa
elative jojosta jojoista
illative jojoon jojoihin
adessive jojolla jojoilla
ablative jojolta jojoilta
allative jojolle jojoille
essive jojona jojoina
translative jojoksi jojoiksi
abessive jojotta jojoitta
instructive — jojoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of jojo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jojoni jojoni
accusative nom. jojoni jojoni
gen. jojoni
genitive jojoni jojojeni
partitive jojoani jojojani
inessive jojossani jojoissani
elative jojostani jojoistani
illative jojooni jojoihini
adessive jojollani jojoillani
ablative jojoltani jojoiltani
allative jojolleni jojoilleni
essive jojonani jojoinani
translative jojokseni jojoikseni
abessive jojottani jojoittani
instructive — —
comitative — jojoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative jojosi jojosi
accusative nom. jojosi jojosi
gen. jojosi
genitive jojosi jojojesi
partitive jojoasi jojojasi
inessive jojossasi jojoissasi
elative jojostasi jojoistasi
illative jojoosi jojoihisi
adessive jojollasi jojoillasi
ablative jojoltasi jojoiltasi
allative jojollesi jojoillesi
essive jojonasi jojoinasi
translative jojoksesi jojoiksesi
abessive jojottasi jojoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — jojoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jojomme jojomme
accusative nom. jojomme jojomme
gen. jojomme
genitive jojomme jojojemme
partitive jojoamme jojojamme
inessive jojossamme jojoissamme
elative jojostamme jojoistamme
illative jojoomme jojoihimme
adessive jojollamme jojoillamme
ablative jojoltamme jojoiltamme
allative jojollemme jojoillemme
essive jojonamme jojoinamme
translative jojoksemme jojoiksemme
abessive jojottamme jojoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — jojoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative jojonne jojonne
accusative nom. jojonne jojonne
gen. jojonne
genitive jojonne jojojenne
partitive jojoanne jojojanne
inessive jojossanne jojoissanne
elative jojostanne jojoistanne
illative jojoonne jojoihinne
adessive jojollanne jojoillanne
ablative jojoltanne jojoiltanne
allative jojollenne jojoillenne
essive jojonanne jojoinanne
translative jojoksenne jojoiksenne
abessive jojottanne jojoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — jojoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative jojonsa jojonsa
accusative nom. jojonsa jojonsa
gen. jojonsa
genitive jojonsa jojojensa
partitive jojoaan
jojoansa 		jojojaan
jojojansa
inessive jojossaan
jojossansa 		jojoissaan
jojoissansa
elative jojostaan
jojostansa 		jojoistaan
jojoistansa
illative jojoonsa jojoihinsa
adessive jojollaan
jojollansa 		jojoillaan
jojoillansa
ablative jojoltaan
jojoltansa 		jojoiltaan
jojoiltansa
allative jojolleen
jojollensa 		jojoilleen
jojoillensa
essive jojonaan
jojonansa 		jojoinaan
jojoinansa
translative jojokseen
jojoksensa 		jojoikseen
jojoiksensa
abessive jojottaan
jojottansa 		jojoittaan
jojoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — jojoineen
jojoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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Colloquial contraction of joli.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒo.ʒo/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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jojo (plural jojos)

  1. (colloquial) cool, nice, good
    Ce n’est pas jojo, ça! ― That's not good!

Japanese

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Romanization

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jojo

  1. Rōmaji transcription of じょじょ

Lithuanian

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Verb

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jojo

  1. third-person singular past of joti
  2. third-person plural past of joti

Marshallese

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲoːzʲo], (enunciated) [tʲo tʲo]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲewtʲew/
  • Bender phonemes: {jȩwjȩw}

Noun

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jojo (construct form jojoin)

  1. a chick

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [tʲɔːzʲɔ], (enunciated) [tʲɔ tʲɔ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /tʲɛwtʲɛw/
  • Bender phonemes: {jewjew}

Noun

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jojo (construct form jojoin)

  1. a flying fish

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From English yo-yo.

Noun

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jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoer, definite plural jojoene)

  1. a yo-yo

Etymology 2

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From jo (“yes”), literally "yes-yes".

Interjection

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jojo

  1. An exclamation of disagreement or strongly reluctant agreement, often followed by a men (“but”) and a counterargument if the latter.
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References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English yo-yo.

Noun

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jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoar, definite plural jojoane)

  1. a yo-yo

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jojo n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of jo-jo

Further reading

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  • jojo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jojo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

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Etymology

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Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

Noun

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jojo n (genitive singular joja, nominative plural joja, jojá, genitive plural jojí, declension pattern of mesto)

  1. yo-yo

Declension

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Declension of jojo
singular plural
nominative jojo joja, jojá
genitive joja jojí
dative joju jojam
accusative jojo joja, jojá
locative joji jojach
instrumental jojom jojami

Further reading

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Reduplication of jo.

Interjection

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jojo

  1. Expresses irony or schadenfreude.
    Jojo, så går det när man vägrar planera i förväg
    Yup, that's what happens when you refuse to plan ahead
  2. Expresses that one (contrary to what the other person thinks) agrees (but has other objections).
    Jojo, jag tror faktiskt maskinen skulle fungera utmärkt, men den är onödig även om den fungerar
    I agree. I actually think the machine would work great. But it's unnecessary even if it works.
  3. Expresses slight bewilderment at learning something.
    Jojo, det kunde man inte tro om honom
    I see, would never have guessed that about him
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Etymology 2

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From English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jojo c

  1. a yo-yo
Declension
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Declension of jojo
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jojo jojos
definite jojon jojons
plural indefinite jojoar jojoars
definite jojoarna jojoarnas
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Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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jojo

  1. uncle, aunt (younger sibling of a parent)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page 24
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