имя существительное [множественное число] Yahoos 1) [литературоведение] иеху (в романе Дж. Свифта "Путешествие Гулливера") 2) (yahoo) [американский вариант английского языка, пренебрежительное] деревенщина, мужлан, невоспитанный человек Синоним(ы): lout 3) (yahoo) орангутанг Синоним(ы): orangutan
I. noun (plural yahoos) 1. capitalized a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of humans 2. [influenced by yahoo (II)] a boorish, crass, or stupid person • yahooism noun II. interjection Etymology: perhaps alteration of yo-ho, interjection used to attract attention, from yo + ho yippee
Yet Another Hierarchical Officious/Obstreperous/Odiferous/Organized Oracle. (Or a member of a race of brutes in Swift's Gulliver's Travels who have the form and all the vices of man, or an uncouth or rowdy person). Probably the biggest hierarchical index of the World-Wide Web. Originally at Stanford University, Yahoo moved to its own site in April 1995. It allows you to move up and down the heirarchy, to search it and to suggest additions. It also features "What's New", "What's Popular", "What's Cool" and a random link.