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yahoo

1. slang A coarse, brash, oafish person; a boor. Some yahoo came flying down the road and nearly ran me into a ditch! Apparently a bunch of yahoos got drunk in here last night and trashed the place.
2. slang An exclamation of enthusiastic joy and excitement. A: "Hey, kids, we're going to Disney World this summer!" B: "Yahoo!"
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

yahoo

(ˈjɑhu)
n. a rustic oaf; an uncouth jerk. Ask that yahoo to close the door after him.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • lardhead
  • numbnuts
  • muscleheaded
  • schmuck
  • clucky
  • tweedledee
  • tweedledee and tweedledum
  • tweedledum
  • tweedledum and tweedledee
  • shmuck
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Verizon to buy Yahoo's core biz
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Verizon to buy Yahoo
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Verizon said to be buyer of Yahoo for $5 billion: Reports
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