Meanings
jojo1
plural jojos
- British ColumbiaNorthwesternUSin pluralOhioA seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge.
If you're really hungry, be sure to try the wood-fired jojos (potato wedges).
2002, Karl Samson, Jane Aukshunas, Frommer's Washington State, page 2882 more examples
The cheesy jojos threaten to colonize every inch of my appetite but I hold back by only eating them once I am nearly full.
2011, Marissa Guggiana, Off the Menu: Staff Meals from America's Top Restaurants, page 223And perhaps George's best (un)kept secret is its fried chicken and jojos, which give Reel M Inn a run for its money.
2023, Andrea Damewood, "George's Corner Tavern", Willamette Week (Willamette, OR), 20 September 2023, page 11
Jojo2
- An affectionate short form of the female given names Joanne, Joanna, etc.
- A male given name.
Origin
jojo · noun
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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