Meanings
kwyjibo1
plural kwyjibos
- rareA particular yo-yo trick.
On the Kwyjibo.... On steps 2-4, I've been raising my left (free) hand, swinging the yo overto^([sic]) the right and then bringing my right hand over under it.
1999, mike, “pocket rocket....”, in alt.sport.yo-yo (Usenet)1 more example
I have been yo-yoing for just over 1 year now, I have just recently learned kwyjibo, white buddha, and other tricks but I can't sleep a yo-yo for over a minute, without an amazing throw […]
2000, Allen MacInnis, “Anyone know how to sleep a yo-yo for a long time??”, in alt.sport.yo-yo (Usenet)
Kwyjibo2
- An iron oxide-copper-gold deposit northeast of Sept-Iles, Quebec.
Kwyjibo is a Mesoproterozoic Fe-Cu-REE-(Au) deposit of IOCG type in the northeastern part of the Grenville Province, on the north shore of St-Lawrence Gulf, in the Province of Québec [...].
2015, Serge Perreault, Benoit Lafrance, “Kwyjibo, a REE-enriched iron oxides-copper-gold (IOCG) deposit, Grenville Province, Québec”, in British Columbia Geological Survey, page 139
Origin
kwyjibo · noun
Taken from a gibberish word (supposedly meaning "A big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper") used in the 1990 episode "Bart the Genius" of the TV show The Simpsons.
Full word history & related roots →Kwyjibo · proper noun
Taken from a gibberish word (supposedly meaning "A big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin and a short temper") used in the 1990 episode "Bart the Genius" of the TV show The Simpsons.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
kwyjibo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwyjibo
“kwyjibo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwyjibo. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kwyjibo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kwyjibo.
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