Complete Definition of "yahoo"

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English

Etymology
Creative origin by w:Jonathan Swift|Jonathan Swift in w:Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels. Yahoo, a race of brutes, who look and act like man.
Also the rebel battle yell (southern confederate, CSA) cried with a shrill yeaaaaa hoo as in yea, though I walk in the valley of death...

Noun
en-noun

  1. A rough, coarse, or uncouth person; yokel; lout
  2. A loud boisterous person.
  3. cryptozoology A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia.

Synonyms
(1): yokel, lout

Interjection
en-intj

  1. An exclamation of joy.
  2. A battle cry.

acronym
yahoo

  1. Yet Another Hierarchically Officious Oracle
  2. Yet Another Helpful Operation Origin
  3. Yet Another Hypertext Online Organizer
  4. You Always Have Other Options

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