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• A - A style of play where you have 1 string trick yo-yo.
• AA (double A) - A style of play where you have 2 looping yo-yos.
• AAA (triple A) - A style of play where you have 2 string trick yo-yos.
• AAAA (4A) - See offstring.
• AAAAA (5A) - A style of play where you have 1 string trick yo-yo and a counterweight.
• Adjustable Gap - A yo-yo that can be made more or less responsive (easier or more difficult to return to the hand) by decreasing or increasing the string gap, usually done by twisting the yo-yo halves.
• AP - Artistic performance division. In an AP competition, the player goes not for technical skill but for art. This is usually only seen in large competitions such as the world yo-yo contest.
• Axle - The whole yo-yo world spins around this.
• AR - Auto Return, a yo-yo mechanism that makes the yo-yo return when the spin slows down to a certain speed.

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• Ball Bearing - The type of transaxle bearing that usually provides the least friction.
• Bearingize - Putting and using a ball bearing in a fixed axle yo-yo.
• Beef caking - Placing two ball bearings into a single yo-yo.
• Bind - Wrapping some extra string into the string gap in order to make a non-responsive yo-yo return.
• Butterfly (shape) - Wide yo-yo shape usually chosen for string tricks.

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• Ceramic Bearing - Bearing made from ceramic that provides longer spin time.
• Chinese yo-yo - Chinese variant of the diabolo, traditionally made of wood, but more modern models are usually plastic. Most versions make a whistling noise when spun. Despite its name, it is not a yo-yo in the western sense at all. See the Wikipedia article on chinese yo-yos.
• Counterweight (style of yo-yoing) - A style where you tie a counterweight to the end of the string where your finger would normally go.
• Counterweight - Used in freehand play, tied to the non-yo-yo end of the string.

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• Dif Pad - Response system made by Frank Difeo, the owner of Dif-e-Yo
• Dorothy Bearing - A bearing made and sold by YoYoFactory
• Double Loop(ing) - Method of stringing your yo-yo.

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• Fixed Axle - An axle that doesn't have a transaxle or ball bearing on it. Just the bare string on metal, wood, etc.
• Freegen - A freehand manoeuver in which the sleeping yo-yo is caused to begin winding where, when the yo-yo is aproximatly half wound, the counterweight is released and the momentum of the counterweight in synchonation with the winding of the yo-yo causes the spin to be regenerated.
• Freethrowing - A style of yoyoing where you throw the yoyo around different obstacles with a 5A yoyo.
• Friction Stickers - Round adhesive stickers that add response to a yo-yo.
• Frontstyle - Tricks and mounts done from a straight sleeper, such as the undermount.

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• Gap - The space between the yo-yo halves.

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• Halves - Usually two round discs, in which the yo-yo stores all its inertia.
• Hubs - Extension pieces in the middle of halves for axles to screw in.
• Hubstack - a round cap with a bearing that allows you to grab the yo-yo during play. Yo-yos featuring hubstacks include the G5 and the eight8eight.
• Hybrid (Response) - Mixture of different response systems.

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• Imperial (shape) - Classic yo-yo shape (Trademarked by Duncan)
• Inner Ring Grind - A type of grind where a finger, usually the thumb, is inserted into the side of the yo-yo half, allowing the yo-yo to grind on your nail.

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• KonKave Bearing - A bearing with a concave profile to keep the string centered.

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• Left twist - A string that twist to the left, not to the right. Usually for left handed player.
• Lube - Lubricant applied to a transaxle yo-yo on the ball bearing or bearing sleeve.

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• Mercury Bearing - A bearing sold pre-cleaned.
• Mod - A modification made to a stock yo-yo, usually to change its response or looks.
• Modified (shape) - This shape is often used to make a yo-yo good for string and loopin

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• Offstring - A style of yo-yoing where the yo-yo is not tied to the string.
• O-Rings - Rubber rings attached to the inner wall of the yo-yo around the axle. (Patented by YoYoJam)

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• P213 - A yo-yo with the tip of a spin top added to one or both sides.
• Poly - Yo-yo string made with 100% polyester string. Good for high humidity, whiter than cotton.

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• Recessed - A response system that is inset into the yo-yo half, so that it is flush with the wall.
• Response System - What makes the yo-yo return to your hand.
• Rim Protectors - Rubber Rings that fit around the yo-yo halves, to protect them from scratches, e.g. while Walking the Dog.
• Rim Weight - This is the amount of weight found around the outer rim of the yo-yo; generally, the more rim weight that there is on the outer rim, the longer the yo-yo will spin.

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• Sandblast - A type of yo-yo finish produced by spraying sand on the yo-yo. This produces an effect similar to sanding it.
• Satin - Make the surface of the yoyo smoother for better grind and performance by rubbing the surface with sand paper and steel wool. (Drill Optional)
• Shims - Spacers used to widen the string gap
• Sidestyle - Tricks or mounts done from a breakaway, such a Trapeze.
• Side Caps - The pogs on the side of the yo-yo, often decorative.
• Silicone - A material used in response systems. Often added as a mod.
• Sleeve bearing - Usually a plastic sleeve that revolves around a metal axle to reduce friction and increase spin time.
• Slick - String made of polyester and cotton. Depending on thickness also called Slick 6 or Slick 8.
• Sonic Cleaner - An ultrasonic bath used for thorough cleaning (in this case for bearings).
• SPR - A response system used in Buzz-on yo-yos.
• Starburst - A star shaped pattern around the axle which acts as a response system.
• String - The string usually ties the yo-yo to your finger unless you are doing freehand or offstring.

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• Thick Lube - Thick lubricant applied to a transaxle yo-yo to make them more reponsive.
• Thin Lube - Oil applied to a transaxle yo-yo.
• Thumb Grind - A type of grind, see Inner Ring Grind for more info.
• Transaxle - Any form of bearing that reduces friction. This includes sleeve bearings and ball bearings.

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• Wax - Wooden axles can be waxed to reduce friction.
• Weight Rings - Weight rings can be attached to the halves to make the yo-yo heavier, usually in order to make it spin longer.
• WYYC - World Yo-Yo Contest

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• Yo-Yo - Cool little spinning thingy. For detailed information see Yo-yos.
• YYJ - Abbreviation for YoYoJam.
• YYW - Abbreviation for The Yo-Yo Wiki.

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