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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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 shoppingOrigin 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
ya‧hoo1 /yɑːˈhuː/
interjection spoken informal
yahoo2
noun (plural yahoos) [countable]
a bunch of time-wasting yahoos
| I |
interjection spoken informal Date: 1900-2000
Origin: From the sound of a happy shout
shouted when you are very happy or excited about somethingOrigin: From the sound of a happy shout
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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:Origin: From the name of a race of human-like animals in Jonathan Swift__s Gulliver__s Travels (1726)