Yahoo

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  yahoo \ya"hoo\ (y[aum]"h[=oo]), n.
     1. One of a race of filthy brutes resembling men but subject
        to the Houyhnhnms in Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." See in
        the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 + CM]
  


     2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. A raw countryman; a lout; a greenhorn. [U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. Someone who is not very intelligent or not interested in
        culture.
  
     Syn: yokel, rube, hick, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon.
          [WordNet 1.5] Yahweh
          Jahve
          Jahveh

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yahoo
       n 1: not very intelligent or interested in culture [syn: {yokel},
             {rube}, {hick}, {hayseed}, {bumpkin}, {chawbacon}]
       2: one of a race of brutes resembling men but subject to the
          Houyhnhnms in a novel by Jonathan Swift

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  YAHOO
       Yet Another Hierarchically Officious Oracle (WWW)
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Yahoo
       
           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.
       
          {Home (http://www.yahoo.com/)}.
       
          (1995-04-05)