Большой англо-русский словарь:
yahoo
имя существительное;
множественное число Yahoos
1)
литературоведение иеху (в романе Дж. Свифта "Путешествие Гулливера")
2) (yahoo)
американский вариант английского языка; употребляется в США;
пренебрежительное деревенщина, мужлан, невоспитанный человек
Синоним(ы):
lout
3) (yahoo) орангутанг
Синоним(ы):
orangutan
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
yahoo
I. noun
(
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
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
Date: 1870
yippee
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing:
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.
http://yahoo.com/ .
(1995-04-05) 
