Main Entry: ¹ya·hoo

Pronunciation: \ˈyā-(ˌ)hü, ˈyä-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural yahoos

Date: 1726

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 ²yahoo] : a boorish, crass, or stupid person

— ya·hoo·ism \-ˌi-zəm\ noun