"yahoo" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /jəˈhuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yahoo2.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Expressive. Head templates: {{en-interj}} yahoo
  1. An exclamation of joy or enjoyment. Translations (exlamation of joy): hihhei (Finnish), juhu (German)
    Sense id: en-yahoo-en-intj-Wik56zMx Disambiguation of 'exlamation of joy': 90 10
  2. A battle cry.
    Sense id: en-yahoo-en-intj-cdSbgZF~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈjɑːhuː/ Forms: yahoos [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːhu Etymology: From Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where Yahoo is the name of a race of brutes. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Yahoo}} Yahoo Head templates: {{en-noun}} yahoo (plural yahoos)
  1. (derogatory) A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person Tags: derogatory Synonyms (a rough, coarse, or uncouth person): yokel, lout Translations (rough person): Rüpel [masculine] (German), Rohling [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-yahoo-en-noun-RL7UV1Zy Disambiguation of 'a rough, coarse, or uncouth person': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'rough person': 100 0
  2. (cryptozoology) A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas. Categories (topical): Cryptozoology
    Sense id: en-yahoo-en-noun-KIg1brf8 Topics: biology, cryptozoology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /jəˈhuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yahoo2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: yahoos [present, singular, third-person], yahooing [participle, present], yahooed [participle, past], yahooed [past]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Expressive. Head templates: {{en-verb}} yahoo (third-person singular simple present yahoos, present participle yahooing, simple past and past participle yahooed)
  1. To give a cry of "yahoo".
    Sense id: en-yahoo-en-verb-IIamQs7Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: yahoos [present, singular, third-person], yahooing [participle, present], yahooed [participle, past], yahooed [past]
Etymology: From Yahoo!. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Yahoo%21|Yahoo!}} Yahoo! Head templates: {{en-verb}} yahoo (third-person singular simple present yahoos, present participle yahooing, simple past and past participle yahooed)
  1. (Internet, informal) To search using the Yahoo! search engine. Tags: Internet, informal Categories (topical): Internet Synonyms: Yahoo
    Sense id: en-yahoo-en-verb-dACY710x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "search engine"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Internet, informal) To search using the Yahoo! search engine."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Internet",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Yahoo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "yahoo"
}

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