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Dictionary: ya·hoo   ('hū, yā'-) pronunciation
 
n., pl. -hoos.

A crude or brutish person. See synonyms at boor.

[From Yahoo, member of a race of brutes in Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.]

yahooism ya'hoo·ism n.
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: not very intelligent or interested in culture
  Synonyms: yokel, rube, hick, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon


 
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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - larmende person, voldsom person, internet søgemaskine

2.
int. - jubii, juhuu

Nederlands (Dutch)
bruut (persoon), verdierlijkt mens in 'Gulliver's Travels'

Français (French)
1.
n. - brute (fam)

2.
int. - hourra (excl)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Untier, brutaler Mensch

2.
int. - juhu!

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άξεστος τύπος

Italiano (Italian)
zoticone, bruto, rozzo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brutamontes (m)

Русский (Russian)
иеху (в романе Свифта), скотина (о человеке), мужлан, мракобес

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - patán, bruto, persona violenta

2.
int. - iuju!

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - yahoo (motbjudande människoliknande varelse), grov typ, grobian, huligan, tölp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
人面兽心之人, 粗鄙的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 人面獸心之人, 粗鄙的人

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 짐승 같은 사람, 무뚝뚝한 사람, 무례한 사람

2.
int. - 야호!

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ヤフー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص فظ, غليظ, اسم اطلقه الكاتب الانكليزي " سويفت " لوصف من يشبه البهائم في الفظاظه و الخشونه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אדם נתעב, בריון, נקלה, גס‬
int. - ‮קריאת התרגשות‬


 
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