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Ya·hoo

Yahoo

 
pronunciation:
ya hu
parts of speech:
noun, interjection
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Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: in the eighteenth-century novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, one of a race of brutish, degraded, humanlike creatures.
definition 2: (often l.c.) a crude, coarse person.
The waitress was being harassed by a bunch of yahoos sitting at the bar.
similar words:
barbarian
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part of speech: interjection
definition: (l.c.) used to express exultation or triumph.
Yahoo! We're going to the finals!