Yahoo
pronunciation
How to pronounce Yahoo in British English:
UK [jəˈhu:]
How to pronounce Yahoo in American English:
US [ˈjɑhu, ˈje-]
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- Noun:
- not very intelligent or interested in culture
Word Origin
- yahoo (n.)
- "a brute in human form," 1726, from the race of brutish human creatures in Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." "A made name, prob. meant to suggest disgust" [Century Dictionary]. "Freq. in mod. use, a person lacking cultivation or sensibility, a philistine; a lout; a hooligan" [OED]. The internet search engine so called from 1994.
Example
- 1. Yahoo announced mr. thompson 's departure on sunday .
- 2. Sometimes yahoo works against itself .
- 3. The blockbuster success of yahoo !
- 4. A yahoo spokeswoman declined to comment .
- 5. Does microsoft still need yahoo search ?