yahoo

Definition

  • noun: a person who is very rude, loud, or stupid
  • noun: a member of a race of brutes in Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels' who have the form and all the vices of humans
  • used to express excitement or joy
  • synonyms: lout, greenhorn, yokel

Examples

  • A bunch of 'yahoos' were making noise outside.

  • Some 'yahoo' cut me off in traffic.

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