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Meaning of "yahoo" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD YAHOO

From the name of a race of brutish creatures resembling men in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF YAHOO

yahoo  [jəˈhuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YAHOO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yahoo is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YAHOO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

yahoo

Yahoo!

Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational Internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. It is globally known for its Web portal, search engine Yahoo Search, and related services, including Yahoo Directory, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Groups, Yahoo Answers, advertising, online mapping, video sharing, fantasy sports and its social media website. It is one of the most popular sites in the United States. According to news sources, roughly 700 million people visit Yahoo websites every month. Yahoo itself claims it attracts "more than half a billion consumers every month in more than 30 languages." Yahoo was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 1, 1995. On July 16, 2012, former Google executive Marissa Mayer was named as Yahoo CEO and President, effective July 17, 2012. According to comScore, Yahoo during July 2013 surpassed Google on the number of United States visitors to its Web sites for the first time since May 2011, set at 196 million United States visitors, having increased by 21 percent in a year.

Definition of yahoo in the English dictionary

The definition of yahoo in the dictionary is a crude, brutish, or obscenely coarse person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH YAHOO


bahu
bɑːˈhuː
ballyhoo
ˌbælɪˈhuː
boohoo
ˌbuːˈhuː
forhoo
fəˈhuː
hoo
huː
huhu
ˈhuːhuː
Netanyahu
nɛtənˈjɑːhuː
Oahu
əʊˈɑːhuː
orihou
ˈoːriːˌhuː
Penghu
ˈpɛŋˈhuː
wahoo
wɑːˈhuː
who
huː
woohoo
wʊˈhuː
Wuhu
ˈwuːˈhuː
yoo-hoo
ˈjuːˌhuː
you-know-who
ˈjuːˌnəʊˌhuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YAHOO

yae
yaff
yaffingale
yaffle
Yafo
yag
yagger
yagi
Yagi aerial
yah
yah-boo politics
Yahata
yahooism

WORDS THAT END LIKE YAHOO

achoo
ahchoo
atishoo
bamboo
boo
cashoo
choo-choo
doo
goo
roo
samshoo
shampoo
shoo
taboo
tattoo
too
tu-whit tu-whoo
Waterloo
woo
zoo

Synonyms and antonyms of yahoo in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «YAHOO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «yahoo» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of yahoo
barbarian · beast · bogan · boor · brute · churl · cougan · hoon · lout · roughneck · rowdy · savage · scozza

Translation of «yahoo» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YAHOO

Find out the translation of yahoo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of yahoo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «yahoo» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

雅虎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

yahoo
570 millions of speakers

English

yahoo
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

याहू
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ياهو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Yahoo
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

yahoo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নরপশু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

yahoo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Yahoo
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

yahoo
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヤフー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

야후
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Yahoo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

yahoo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யாகூ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

याहू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yahoo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

yahoo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

yahoo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Yahoo
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

yahoo
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

yahoo
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yahoo
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yahoo
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yahoo
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yahoo

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YAHOO»

The term «yahoo» is very widely used and occupies the 687 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YAHOO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «yahoo» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «yahoo» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about yahoo

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YAHOO»

Discover the use of yahoo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yahoo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ping!: The Yahoo! Messenger Guide to All Things IM
Presents information regarding instant messaging features, proper netiquette, and innovative ways to communicate with other users, as well as real-life stories, useful tips, and a glossary of hidden emoticons.
Angela Gunn, 2005
2
Yahoo! Web Analytics: Tracking, Reporting, and Analyzing for ...
Web Analytics to turbo-charge your business performance. Get this book before your competitors do!” —Tim Ash, CEO of SiteTuners.com and author of Landing Page Optimization
Dennis R. Mortensen, 2009
3
The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, ...
The seeds of The Yahoo! Style Guide were planted with their first in-house reference, which has been added to ever since, making it the go-to manual inside Yahoo!
Yahoo!, 2011
4
Inside Yahoo!: Reinvention and the Road Ahead
Revealing stories of on-again, off-again management, the race for innovation, and the constant focus on survival, this book will engage readers on many different levels.
Karen Angel, 2002
5
Yahoo Income: How Anyone of Any Age, Location, And/or ...
Filled with actual examples and anecdotes from real Yahoo! entrepreneurs, this book is as engaging as it is informational. Start making money on Yahoo! today. The book starts with a complete overview of how Yahoo! works.
Dana E. Blozis, Sharon Cohen, 2009
6
Yahoo! SiteBuilder For Dummies
Save up to $75 on Yahoo!
Richard Wagner, 2005
7
Yahoo! for dummies
Hot tips on Yahoo!'s new Web-hosting and broadcasting features Tips to customize Yahoo!(r) to deliver the content you want Chat with friends anywhere in the world and make internet phone calls for free Whether you're already one of the 80 ...
Brad Hill, 2000
8
Yahoo! Hacks: Tips & Tools for Living on the Web Frontier
Today's Yahoo! keeps you connected with every aspect of your life and every corner of the Web. Yahoo! Hacks shows you how to use, expand, personalize, and tweak Yahoo! in ways you never dreamed possible.
Paul Bausch, 2005
9
Launching Your Yahoo! Business
Launching Your Yahoo! Business shows you how to successfully set up, launch and manage a Yahoo! Store.
Frank Fiore, Linh Tang, 2006
10
RTML 101: The Unofficial Guide to Yahoo! Store Templates
An introduction to Yahoo! Store templates and RTML. Includes a full reference of the RTML language.
Istvan Siposs, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YAHOO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yahoo is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Yahoo stock dips on earnings miss and lower guidance
Wall Street had expected Yahoo to deliver quarterly earnings per share of 18 cents on $1.03 billion in revenue, according to consensus estimates from Thomson ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
2
Yahoo Will Stream the NFL's First Web Game, for Free
The move is at least symbolically significant for the NFL, which wants to start experimenting with digital distribution. Likewise for Yahoo, which has become very ... «Re/code, Jun 15»
3
Yahoo blows first-quarter report as traffic costs surge
Yahoo missed earnings and revenue forecasts for the first quarter, sorely disappointing investors looking for a rebound. The company reported adjusted ... «USA TODAY, Apr 15»
4
Follow Business Insider:
Yahoo announced that it's going to spin off its remaining 15% stake in Alibaba into a public, independent investment company called SpinCo. Yahoo says that ... «Business Insider, Jan 15»
5
Stephen Collins to '7th Heaven' Fans: 'I'm very sorry'
In an exclusive interview with Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric, embattled actor Stephen Collins admits to sexual misconduct with underage girls and ... «Yahoo News, Dec 14»
6
Yahoo Will Soon Become The Default Search Engine In Firefox
Starting in December, Firefox will use Yahoo as its default search engine in the United States on mobile and desktop. As a part of this five-year deal, Yahoo will ... «TechCrunch, Nov 14»
7
Exclusive: Some unhappy Yahoo investors asking AOL for rescue
Armstrong has been receptive to these Yahoo shareholders and acknowledged the potential benefits of a deal, the Yahoo investors said. But he has ... «Reuters, Nov 14»
8
Yahoo CEO Set to Refresh Turnaround Plan
Yahoo is considering acquiring one or more large technology startups with some ... could help Ms. Mayer generate significant new streams of revenue at Yahoo, ... «Wall Street Journal, Oct 14»
9
US threatened massive fine to force Yahoo to release data
The U.S. government threatened to fine Yahoo $250,000 a day in 2008 if it failed to comply with a broad demand to hand over user communications — a request ... «Washington Post, Sep 14»
10
'Community' Lives! Yahoo Has Saved Greendale for a Sixth Season
We can't promise a Community movie, but thanks to one Human Being-loving company (ahem, that's Yahoo), Community will be getting revived for a sixth ... «Yahoo TV, Jun 14»

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