No. 9,130 in Spanish
yahoo
In Spanish, "yahoo" refers to a rude, uncivilized, or uneducated person.
In a sentence
Cuando mencionas la palabra 'yahoo', me recuerda a los pueblos de Gulliver.
When you mention the word 'yahoo', it reminds me of the townsfolk in Gulliver.
Here, 'yahoo' is used to refer to the crude and uncultured human-like creatures described in Jonathan Swift’s 'Gulliver's Travels'.
Le mandé un correo usando mi vieja cuenta de Yahoo.
I sent him an email using my old Yahoo account.
Here, 'Yahoo' refers to the name of the well-known internet service provider and email platform.
¡Qué actitud tan de yahoo tienen esos personajes rudos!
What a yahoo-like attitude those rude characters have!
'Yahoo' is used here to describe someone with a boorish or unsophisticated behavior, deriving again from its literary connotation.
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