Is it Yoyo or Yo-yo?

[rkalajian (Berv Throwington (He/They))]

Like the Billy-Bumbler?

[Solemn_Kaizoku]

According to Duncan documentaries (yes, I’ve watched documentaries on yo-yos/yoyos) and Etymology Online, “yo-yo” originated from one of the Filipino languages. The founder of Duncan carried that name straight over to America.

Tl;Dr - Yo-yo is formally correct; yoyo is widely-accepted shorthand.

[kevinm]

If it’s a Duncan, it’s a yo-yo. If it’s not a Duncan, it’s a baseball. It’s all explained clearly here, even though they somehow managed to spell it wrong…

Duncan's How To Be A Player Vol. 1

[YoYoMa1 (Marco)]

It’s Jo-Jo where I live
Grüße aus Deutschland

[rkalajian (Berv Throwington (He/They))]

[yoyodoc]

So… I punch in the question and all the links that come back seem to be pretty uniform in their spelling> yo-yo.

Actually, I think the most accurate description is ‘String-Thing’.

[SlipperyGoat (Dylan N)]

easiest to just type yoyo imo

[Yoyo4Fun]

@rkalajian

Hahahhahaaa…I get that one.

Hysterical !

[cowmamba]

Two capitol Y’s has always been my preferred spelling. “YoYo” but Yo-Yo is also acceptable. It just always has to be capitalized IMO.

[YoyoGeezer]

All spellings (yoyo, yo-yo, yo yo) map to this: Yo-yo Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Answer: yo-yo