Re[2]: Yahoo!

Ron,

Wednesday, June 20, 2001, 8:11:28 AM, you wrote:

R> I have often wondered about the pronunciation of the word "Yahoo" .
R> Is the "a" long or short?? Yahoo stands for " You Always Have Other
R> Options"

(before replying, note that my name is not Merriam Webster and
interpret what I write accordingly)

Here's how I hear it used:

yahoo (yah'-who) - interjection, an exclamation of wild exuberance

yahoo (yay'-who) - noun, a person of cloddish and ungenteel behavior, a dolt, a yokel

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