yahoo

[ yah-hoo ]

/ ˈyɑˈhu /

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(an exclamation used to express joy, excitement, etc.)

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Origin of yahoo

First recorded in 1975–80; of imitative origin

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Other definitions for yahoo (2 of 2)

Yahoo

[ yah-hoo, yey-, yah-hoo ]

/ ˈyɑ hu, ˈyeɪ-, yɑˈhu /

noun, plural Ya·hoos.

(in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.

(lowercase) an uncultivated or boorish person; lout; philistine; yokel.

(lowercase) a coarse or brutish person.

Origin of Yahoo

Coined by Swift in Gulliver's Travels (1726)

OTHER WORDS FROM Yahoo

ya·hoo·ism, noun

How to use yahoo in a sentence

Nagle’s work at Wing taps into her extensive experience working with public sector stakeholders at Google’s X Moonshot devision, as well as at Yahoo prior to that.
Wing’s Margaret Nagle will join us at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 to discuss the future of urban air transportation|Darrell Etherington|September 11, 2020|TechCrunch
The move was notable as Verizon Media Native — renamed from Yahoo Gemini in 2018 — had primarily only served Verizon Media’s owned-and-operated properties.
Why the Taboola-Outbrain deal fell apart and what it means for publishers|Lara O'Reilly|September 9, 2020|Digiday
This followed a decision by Yahoo to turn to Microsoft Ads for its search ads, severing a relationship that saw some Google search partner traffic coming from Yahoo.
2020 Google paid search trends that have nothing to do with the pandemic|Andy Taylor|August 25, 2020|Search Engine Land
Apparently, before Nigeria’s “Yahoo boys,” there was faxing fraud.
Don’t click that Zoom invitation!|rhhackettfortune|August 19, 2020|Fortune

Some of the most obvious are Bing and Yahoo since they both have local business listings.
Guide: How to structure a local SEO strategy for your business|Christian Carere|August 6, 2020|Search Engine Watch
In 2005, when Alibaba was picking up momentum in its battle against eBay, Yahoo bought a 40 percent stake in the company.
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As mentioned, Yahoo has a black stain on its collaboration and severe breach of privacy.
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(Yahoo now refers to itself as a digital media company rather than a technology company).
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay|Joel Kotkin|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Google and Yahoo are already among the largest media companies in the world.
Battle of the Upstarts: Houston vs. San Francisco Bay|Joel Kotkin|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Was it really, as I suspected, ordered on a whim by some yahoo who was deeply affected by a childhood encounter with Grave Digger?
Why Does My Kids’ Elementary School Need a Tank?|Andy Hinds|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And this man of complete self-command, who has every form of noble pride, gets cajoled like a twenty-year-old yahoo at college!
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith
"Yahoo" is commonly said to have been coined by Swift, but there is a possibility that it was in slang use in his day.
The Word Hoosier; John Finley|Jacob Piatt Dunn
As for Mr. Yahoo, she recoiled from him with horror at the very first glance.
Ten Thousand a-Year (Vol. 2)|Samuel Warren
Opening the drawing-room door, I perceived, as much to my disgust as astonishment—the Yahoo!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846|Various
It reads like a filthy outpour of a Yahoo rather than the utterance of a sane and responsible man.
About Ireland|E. Lynn Linton

British Dictionary definitions for yahoo

yahoo

/ (jəˈhuː) /

noun plural -hoos

a crude, brutish, or obscenely coarse person

Derived forms of yahoo

yahooism, noun

Word Origin for yahoo

C18: from the name of a race of brutish creatures resembling men in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726)

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