# jojo
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Noun

jojo (plural jojos)
* (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.

### References

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

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjojo]

### Noun

jojo n
* yo-yo

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “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, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English yo-yo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjojo/, [ˈjo̞jo̞]
* Rhymes: -ojo
* Hyphenation: jo‧jo

### Noun

jojo
* yo-yo

#### Declension

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

* jojoilla
* jojolaihduttaja
* jojolaihduttaminen
* lentojojo

### Further reading

* “jojo”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## French
### Etymology

Colloquial contraction of joli.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʒo.ʒo/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

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

## Japanese
### Romanization

jojo
* Rōmaji transcription of じょじょ

## Lithuanian
### Verb

jojo
* third-person singular past of joti
* third-person plural past of joti

## Marshallese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

jojo (construct form jojoin)
* a chick

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

jojo (construct form jojoin)
* a flying fish

### References

* Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From English yo-yo.

#### Noun

jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoer, definite plural jojoene)
* a yo-yo

### Etymology 2

From jo (“yes”), literally "yes-yes".

#### Interjection

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

##### Related terms

* jo
* jaja
* joda

### References

* “jojo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* yoyo

### Etymology

From English yo-yo.

### Noun

jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoar, definite plural jojoane)
* a yo-yo

### References

* “jojo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English yo-yo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɔ.jɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔjɔ
* Syllabification: jo‧jo

### Noun

jojo n (indeclinable)
* (colloquial) Alternative spelling of jo-jo

### Further reading

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

## Slovak
### Etymology

Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

### Noun

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

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “jojo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

Reduplication of jo.

#### Interjection

jojo
* Expresses irony or schadenfreude.
    Jojo, så går det när man vägrar planera i förvägYup, that's what happens when you refuse to plan ahead
* 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 fungerarI agree. I actually think the machine would work great. But it's unnecessary even if it works.
* Expresses slight bewilderment at learning something.
    Jojo, det kunde man inte tro om honomI see, would never have guessed that about him

##### See also

* jaja

### Etymology 2

From English yo-yo.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjʊˌjʊ/

#### Noun

jojo c
* a yo-yo

##### See also

* trissa

##### References

* jojo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* jojo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* jojo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈd͡ʒod͡ʒo]

### Noun

jojo
* uncle, aunt (younger sibling of a parent)

#### References

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