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]

jojo (pluraljojos)

1. (Northwestern US, British Columbia, chiefly in theplural) Aseasoned,battered andfriedpotato wedge.
   • 2002, Karl Samson, Jane Aukshunas,Frommer's Washington State, page288:

     If you're really hungry, be sure to try the wood-firedjojos (potato wedges).

   • 2011, Marissa Guggiana,Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America's Top Restaurants,page223:

     The cheesyjojos 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 andjojos, which give Reel M Inn a run for its money.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjojo]

jojo n

1. yo-yo

• “jojo”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957
• “jojo”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989
• “jojo” inAkademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz

FinnishWikipedia has an article on:

jojo

Wikipedia^fi

FromEnglishyo-yo.

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

jojo

1. yo-yo

• “jojo”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-02

Colloquial contraction ofjoli.

• IPA^(key): /ʒo.ʒo/

• Audio:

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jojo (pluraljojos)

1. (colloquial)cool,nice,good

   Ce n’est pasjojo, ça! ―That's notgood!

jojo

1. Rōmaji transcription ofじょじょ

jojo

1. third-personsingularpast ofjoti
2. third-personpluralpast ofjoti

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

jojo (construct formjojoin)

1. achick

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

jojo (construct formjojoin)

1. aflying fish

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

NorwegianWikipedia has an article on:

jojo

Wikipedia^no

FromEnglishyo-yo.

jojo m (definite singularjojoen,indefinite pluraljojoer,definite pluraljojoene)

1. ayo-yo

Fromjo(“yes”), literally "yes-yes".

jojo

1. An exclamation ofdisagreement or stronglyreluctantagreement, often followed by amen(“but”) and acounterargument if the latter.

• jo
• jaja
• joda

• “jojo” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian NynorskWikipedia has an article on:

jojo

Wikipediaⁿⁿ

• yoyo

FromEnglishyo-yo.

jojo m (definite singularjojoen,indefinite pluraljojoar,definite pluraljojoane)

1. ayo-yo

• “jojo” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed fromEnglishyo-yo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.jɔ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes:-ɔjɔ
• Syllabification:jo‧jo

jojo n (indeclinable)

1. (colloquial)Alternative spelling ofjo-jo

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

Most likely fromIlocanoyóyo.

jojo n (genitivesingularjoja,nominativepluraljoja,jojá,genitivepluraljojí,declension pattern ofmesto)

1. yo-yo

• “jojo”, inSlovníkový 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

SwedishWikipedia has an article on:

jojo

Wikipedia^sv

Reduplication ofjo.

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

• jaja

FromEnglishyo-yo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊˌjʊ/

jojo c

1. ayo-yo

• trissa

• jojo inSvensk ordbok (SO)
• jojo inSvenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jojo inSvenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒod͡ʒo]

jojo

1. uncle,aunt(youngersibling of aparent)

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001)A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh, page24

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