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General Slang
yo-yo club
YOH-yoh KLUB · noun · slang
A club that keeps getting promoted and relegated.
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A team that bounces repeatedly between two divisions, going up and down like a yo-yo.
“They've become a yo-yo club, up one season and straight back down the next.”
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yo-yo club In A Sentence
They've become a yo-yo club, up one season and straight back down the next.
Origin & Usage
British slang, likening the club's fortunes to a yo-yo's motion.
People Also Ask
What is a yo-yo club in football?
A yo-yo club is a team that keeps getting promoted to a higher division and then relegated again, bouncing up and down between two leagues over successive seasons.
Why are they called yo-yo clubs?
Because their fortunes mimic the up-and-down motion of a yo-yo — rising to the higher division one year and dropping back the next.
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