yahoo
verb
- use the Yahoo search engine or website
noun
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L29186 on Wikidata ↗interjection
- expression of great pleasure
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /jəˈhuː/ / /ˈjɑːhuː/
intj
Etymology: Expressive.
- Exclamation of joy or enjoyment.
“"Yahoooooo! Give her some stick!"”
- Battle cry.
name
Etymology: From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there.
- Alternative form of Yahoo!.
“That is what I plan to do at Yahoo: give the end user something valuable and delightful that makes them want to come to Yahoo every day.”
“You have every right to be skeptical as another big company — this time it’s Yahoo — says you can claim some cash to make amends for a massive data breach.”
noun
Etymology: From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there.
- An employee of the Internet company Yahoo!
“But having two beaming Chief Yahoos on the cover is an implied seal of approval.”
“Instead of driving down the street to meetings, soon Yahoos need merely stroll the walkways that crisscrossed a bright green lawn.”
verb
Etymology: From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there.
- To search using the Yahoo! search engine.
“I watched as she Googled, Yahooed, Asked, and used a couple of search engines I’d never heard of.”
“I searched, Yahooed, Googled and everything else I could.”