History of Yahoo

	Revision 8 . . November 27, 2001 9:26 am by Larry Sanger
	Revision 7 . . August 9, 2001 6:13 am by Tbc [discovered the origin of the name for the portal]

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1. An onomatopoeic word representing the sound of a cheer. 1a. The cheer itself, made by uttering the two syllables of the word, drawn out, in a high, loud voice. 2. A vile and savage creature, filthy and with unpleasant habits, resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of the narrator of Gulliver's Travels, who finds the calm and rational society of the Houyhnhms far preferable. 3. A popular Internet portal and search engine: http://www.yahoo.com/.

A yahoo in the original sense is a vile and savage creature, filthy and with unpleasant habits, resembling human beings far too closely for the liking of the narrator of Gulliver's Travels, who finds the calm and rational society of the Houyhnhms far preferable. Yahoo! (spelled with the exclamation point) is a popular Internet portal and search engine: http://www.yahoo.com/.