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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ya·hoo1 /jɑːˈhuː/ interjection spoken informal  shouted when you are very happy or excited about something 呀,哇,嗬嗬〔表示快乐或激动〕yahoo2 noun (plural yahoos) [countable]  old-fashionedRUDE/IMPOLITE someone who is rough, noisy, or rude 粗人;吵闹的人;粗鲁的人 a bunch of time-wasting yahoos 一帮无所事事的粗人
Related topics: Computers
nYahoo! trademark  na type of search engine (=a computer program used for searching for information on the Internet), which also provides other information such as news, city maps, and shopping
Origin yahoo1 (1900-2000) From the sound of a happy shout yahoo2 (1700-1800) From the name of a race of human-like animals in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726)
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yahoo
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yahoo1 /yɑːˈhuː/ interjection spoken informal
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: From the sound of a happy shout
shouted when you are very happy or excited about something

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yahoo2 noun (plural yahoos) [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: From the name of a race of human-like animals in Jonathan Swift__s Gulliver__s Travels (1726)
old-fashioned someone who is rough, noisy, or rude:
    a bunch of time-wasting yahoos


yahooBrE /ˈjɑːhuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjɑːhuː/ 🔊BrE /jəˈhuː/ 🔊NAmE /jəˈhuː/ 🔊 noun (
plural
yahoos
)
(disapproving) a rude, noisy or violent person 粗人;野蛮人
yahooBrE /ˈjɑːhuː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjɑːhuː/ 🔊BrE /jəˈhuː/ 🔊NAmE /jəˈhuː/ 🔊 exclamationBrE /jɑːˈhuː/ 🔊NAmE /jɑːˈhuː/ 🔊BrE /jæˈhuː/ 🔊NAmE /jæˈhuː/ 🔊(informal) used to show that you are very happy (表示高兴)哈哈,哇哈Yahoo, we did it! 啊哈,我们成功了!🔊🔊