2007-07-27 10:44:13 · 17 answers · asked by my friend 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It's similar to whoopee! It's an exclamation of joy.
2007-07-27 10:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Frosty 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A Yahoo is a legendary being in the novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) by Jonathan Swift.
Swift describes the Yahoos as vile and savage creatures, filthy and with unpleasant habits
2007-07-27 10:53:03 · answer #2 · answered by donot.passgo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
In some parts It's used to call someone you see across the road like you call out....... Yahoooo! So an apt name I think that this company chose for it's brand name!
Sounds plausible and in fact Yahoo IS a sign of greeting.
2007-07-27 10:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
do not pass go has the right answer but I don't know whether the founders of yahoo took the name from Gulliver's Travels or whether it's just a coincidence. Perhaps they just made up the name because it sounded like a fun name! Does anyone know?
2007-07-27 14:03:02 · answer #4 · answered by Sarah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sometimes people say "Yahoo!" when they're really happy about something. It's just an expletive like "Yippee!".
Also, "yahoo" is slang that means someone who is different or does something stupid as in: "That yahoo ran the stop sign and didn't even slow down!"
2007-07-27 10:53:35 · answer #5 · answered by me 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A practical joker=yahooligan
2007-07-30 22:53:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hooray! Yipee!
2007-07-27 10:55:15 · answer #7 · answered by Jude 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means rude, unsophisticated, uncouth, brutish etc..
If you mean "Yahoo!" as in this site it means "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle"
2007-07-27 10:53:59 · answer #8 · answered by ice_man2245 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's what you say before following up with "You're all clear kid, now let's blow this thing and go home..."
Yes, an expression of joy or similar.
2007-07-27 10:53:29 · answer #9 · answered by mondo_plaything 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An expression of delight and excitement of gaining something.
2007-07-27 14:16:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋