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Yahoo.

One of a race of brutes, who look and act similar to men, inhabiting the same land as the civilized Houyhnhnms.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjɑːhuː/
  1. One of a race of brutes, who look and act similar to men, inhabiting the same land as the civilized Houyhnhnms.

Where this word comes from

Coined by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels. According to the Century Dictionary, "[a] made name, prob[ably] meant to suggest disgust".

noun/ˈjɑːhuː/
  1. An employee of the Internet company Yahoo!

    informal
Where this word comes from

From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there.

verb/ˈjɑːhuː/
  1. To search using the Yahoo! search engine.

    Internet · informal · intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there.

name/ˈjɑːhuː/
  1. Alternative form of Yahoo!.

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

From the company name Yahoo!; see more on origin there.

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