fro-yo

[ froh-yoh ]

/ ˈfroʊˌyoʊ /

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noun Informal.

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Origin of fro-yo

First recorded in 1975–80; fro(zen) + yo(gurt)

Words nearby fro-yo

frown on, frowst, frowsty, frowsy, frowzy, fro-yo, froze, frozen, frozen custard, frozen daiquiri, frozen pelvis

How to use fro-yo in a sentence

The Yo app might have brought “one-bit” communication to the public attention, but the Apple Watch thrives on it.
Bigger, Bolder, and Better Than Ever: Steve Jobs Would Be Proud of Today's Apple|Kyle Chayka|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Garrett discusses being stop-lossed, which is a psychological yo-yo that really screwed him up.
Soledad O'Brien's Next Chapter: 'The War Comes Home,' Her CNN Departure, and the State of News|Marlow Stern|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I yo AIRGORDON and the rest of my Yo friends when I wake up for no discernible reason, other than to assert my existence.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I can tap and tap and tap and yo and yo and yo, contemplating or not contemplating the inanity that is this life.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I yo my friend BOIBLOG about 15 times on the way to the train station.
The Zen of Yo|Dale Eisinger|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wycliffe translates the Vulgate: “And it as a modir onourid schal meete hym, and as a womman fro virgynyte schal take him.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
Five hundred of our fighting men are running to and fro between cliffs and sea carrying stones wherewith to improve our pier.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
He passed to and fro in the city without the least insult being offered him by any Spaniard.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
An' if any of yo' uns insinuates I am afraid, yo' uns will have to settle with Josh Hicks, an' that mighty quick.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Just then Hicks caught sight of Duncan, and yelled: "Bill, did yo' un meet a party of about a dozen men a few minutes ago?"
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn