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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A toy consisting of a flattened spool wound with string that is spun down from and reeled up to the hand by motions of the wrist.
  2. n. Informal One that undergoes frequent abrupt shifts or reversals, as of opinion or emotion; a vacillator.
  3. n. Slang A stupid or objectionable person.
  4. v. Informal To undergo frequent abrupt shifts or reversals, as of opinion or emotion; vacillate.

Wiktionary

  1. n. 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. n. finance A volatile market that moves up and down.
  3. n. informal Someone who vacillates.
  4. n. informal A foolish, annoying or incompetent person.
  5. v. intransitive To vacillate; to move up and down.

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. Originally a trademark. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • madmouth I'd thought the top was Jan 3, 2010

  • oroboros The second oldest toy (after doll). Via Says You.
    Jan 3, 2010

  • vanishedone As a verb: 'All went well at first, with inflation, and therefore rent rises, staying low. Over the past year, however, the RPI has yo-yoed. In 2008 it rose steadily, hitting 5 percent in September before falling back to 0.9 percent by the end of the year.' (Private Eye #1229, p.6) Feb 4, 2009

  • bilby A weekend hippy. Apr 3, 2008

  • treeseed See Duncan Imperial Jan 27, 2008

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