English Explanatory Dictionary

jojo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge.
name
  1. An affectionate short form of the female given names Joanne, Joanna, etc.
  2. A male given name.

Word forms

jojo jojos

Etymology

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.

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