# yahoo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjɑːhuː/ · frequency rank #8,879

## Definitions
1. A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.
2. A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas.

## Etymology
From Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, where Yahoo is the name of a race of brutes.

## Easily confused with
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yahoo-vs-yoo)
- **Yao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yahoo-vs-yao)
- **Yahya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yahoo-vs-yahya)
- **yah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yah-vs-yahoo)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ayhoo`, `yahhoo`, `yaho`, `yaoho`, `yhaoo`, `yyahoo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yahoo