It was being used by Pedro Flores, a Philippine immigrant who began selling a toy labeled with the name, “yo-yo,” meaning “come-come” in the native language of the Philippines. By early 1929, Flores ...

TO THE average person, a yo-yo is (a): a toy used to 'walk the dog' and 'rock the baby', (b): a Grammy Award-winning cellist, or (c): a delicious biscuity treat, also known as a melting moment. To the ...