# On the Wider Significance of Yo-Yo

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**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [July 27, 2001, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-wider-significance-of-yo-yo/73950 "2001-07-27T12:35:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Juan\_Agudelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Juan\_Agudelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juan_Agudelo)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2001, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-wider-significance-of-yo-yo/73950/1 "2001-07-27T12:35:26Z")

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I just read the yo-yo column [Who invented the yo-yo, and why?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/myo-yo.html), and couldn’t help but notice the side note:

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> (Aside: The word “yo-yo” has now taken on wider significance, and can mean “to vacillate” as when applied to a politician, or “stupid” as when applied to a jerk.)

¿Does it mean that stupid jerks are only considered as such when they are not into politics, and otherwise are vacillating politicians?