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The word yo-yo probably comes from the Ilocano term yóyo, or a cognate word from the Philippines. [1] [2]Boy playing with a terracotta yo-yo, Attic kylix, c. 440 BC, Antikensammlung Berlin (F 2549) A 1791 illustration of a woman playing with an early version of the yo-yo, which was then called a "bandalore" Lady with a yo-yo, Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota), c. 1770 Opaque ...
Yolanda "Yo-Yo" Whitaker (born August 4, 1971) [1] is an American rapper and actress from South Los Angeles. Much of Yo-Yo's music advocates female empowerment . She is the protégé of gangsta rapper Ice Cube .
List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album US [4]US R&B [5]US Rap [5]"Stompin' to Tha 90's" 1990 — — 2 Make Way for the Motherlode
In 1965, a federal court ruled that Duncan did not have exclusive rights to the word "yo-yo" because the word had become a part of common speech. [5] In 1968, Duncan Toys became a division of Flambeau. In October of 2024, Duncan Toys spun out of Flambeau to become an entirely separate and independent corporate entity. [6] [7]
Yo-Yo Ma [a] (born October 7, 1955) is a French-American cellist. [1] Born to Chinese [ 2 ] parents in Paris , he was regarded as a child prodigy there and began to study the cello with his father at age four.
On Tuesday, June 11, renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will perform with spiked fiddle virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and The Orchestra of the Americas in Ann Arbor.
Sarah Infringer overcame yo-yo dieting and lost weight thanks to strength training, surgery, and the 80-20 mindset. ... so I buckled down in the gym and started working out two days a week with a ...
Flores has been credited with popularizing the yo-yo in the U.S., [1] but he never claimed to have invented the yo-yo. Yo-yos were introduced to the Philippines in the 1800s. The word "yóyo" was a Tagalog word that means "come and go" [1] or "come back". [4] Flores is sometimes referred to as the original patent holder of the yo-yo.