Yahoo

/jə'hu:/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A crude, brutish, or uncouth person: A person who is considered to be coarse, vulgar, or lacking in culture and intelligence.
    • A member of a fictional race: One of a race of brutish, human-like creatures subject to the Houyhnhnms (the intelligent horses) in Jonathan Swift's 1726 satirical novel Gulliver's Travels.
    • (Proper noun, often capitalized) A major internet company and web services provider: A corporation known historically for its web portal, search engine, email service, and various online media and services.
Usage
  • The term yahoo is most commonly used as a noun to describe a person with uncivilized behavior.
  • When capitalized (Yahoo), it almost exclusively refers to the internet company.
  • The literary reference is specific to Swift's work and is used in discussions of literature and satire.
Examples
  • Noun (describing a person):
    • He acted like a complete yahoo, shouting and throwing things at the concert.
    • Don't be such a yahoo; have some manners at the dinner table.
  • Noun (literary reference):
    • In Gulliver's Travels, the Yahoos represent the worst aspects of humanity.
    • The philosopher compared the mob's behavior to that of Swift's Yahoos.
  • Proper Noun (company):
    • I check my news feed on Yahoo every morning.
    • She has had the same Yahoo email address for over twenty years.
Advanced Usage
  • "yahooism": (rare) Behavior or attitudes characteristic of a yahoo; brutishness.
    • The political debate descended into pure yahooism, with name-calling and no substance.
  • The literary term is often used in academic or critical writing to symbolize base human nature, greed, and ignorance.
Variants and Related Words
  • Yahooing: (verb, rare) Behaving like a yahoo; acting in a loud, uncouth manner.
    • He was yahooing around the bar, annoying all the other patrons.
  • Yahooish: (adjective) Resembling or characteristic of a yahoo.
    • His yahooish conduct was not welcome at the formal gathering.
Synonyms
  • Lout: An uncouth or aggressive man.
  • Boor: A rude, ill-mannered person.
  • Philistine: A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts.
  • Oaf: A stupid, uncultured, or clumsy person.
Antonyms
  • Sophisticate: A person with much worldly experience and knowledge of culture.
  • Gentleman / Lady: A person with refined manners.
Notes on Meaning
  • The modern derogatory meaning of an uncultured person derives directly from Swift's fictional creatures, whose name he may have coined.
  • The internet company Yahoo! chose its name precisely because the founders liked the dictionary definition of a "rude, unsophisticated, uncouth person," considering themselves as such when they started the project. This is an example of ironic or reappropriated usage.
Noun
  1. a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance
  2. one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift
  3. a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

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