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Definition of yahoo noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

yahoo

noun
 
/ˈjɑːhuː/
 
/ˈjɑːhuː/
(plural yahoos)
(disapproving)
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  1. a rude, noisy or violent person
    CultureThe Yahoos are an imaginary race of creatures in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. They are animals with human form who behave in a rude, aggressive manner
    Word Originnoun mid 18th cent.: from the name of an imaginary race of brutish creatures in Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).
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