Yahoo is a see also of yeehaw.
As interjections the difference between yahoo and yeehaw
is that
yahoo is an exclamation of joy while
yeehaw is an expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.
As a noun yahoo
is a rough, coarse, or uncouth person; yokel; lout.
yahoo English
Noun
( en noun)
A rough, coarse, or uncouth person; yokel; lout.
A loud boisterous person.
(pejorative) A white person from the former Confederate States of America (i.e., Southern United States).
(cryptozoology) A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas.
- 1835: The natives are greatly terrrified by the sight of a person in a mask calling him "devil" or Yah-hoo, which signifies evil spirit.'' — James Holman, ''Travels , 1835 (quoted by Malcolm Smith, above)
- 1985: Yahoos in the Bahamas'' — title of paper by Michael Raynal, ''Cryptozoology , volume 4, 1985
Synonyms
* yokel, lout
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yeehaw English
Alternative forms
* yeeha
Interjection
( en interjection)
An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.
See also
* yahoo
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