yo-yo club
yo-yo club noun: a club that experiences a run of alternating promotions and relegations in quick succession.
Noun
yo-yo club (plural yo-yo clubs)
- A club that experiences a run of alternating promotions and relegations in quick succession.
- A yo-yo club usually found bouncing between the top flight and the second tier, Leicester had spent the majority of the Premier League era outside of the Premier League.2018 December 12, Jonathan Clegg, Joshua Robinson, The Club: How the Premier League Became the Richest, Most Disruptive Business in Sport, Hachette UK, →ISBN
- The late 1970s and early '80s were notable for three clubs that had a particular notoriety as 'yo-yo clubs': they were Leicester City, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City2020 July 24, Richard Cox, Dave Russell, Wray Vamplew, Encyclopedia of British Football, Routledge, →ISBN
Forms of yo-yo club
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Origin of yo-yo club
From the image of the club moving and down between leagues like a yo-yo.
Questions about yo-yo club
- What does yo-yo club mean?
- Yo-yo club means a club that experiences a run of alternating promotions and relegations in quick succession.
- What part of speech is yo-yo club?
- Yo-yo club is a noun.
- What is the plural of yo-yo club?
- The plural of yo-yo club is yo-yo clubs.
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