yahoo
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To give a cry of yahoo.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
yahhooSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈjɑhu
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Definition
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verb
transitiveintransitiveinformal
To give a cry of yahoo.
Alternative letter-case form of Yahoo.
noun
A web portal and search engine located at yahoo.com.
A widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance
cryptozoology
A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas.
informal
An employee of the Internet company Yahoo!
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- “Don't be such a yahoo; try to think before you speak.”noun
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