Yahooing
/ˈjæh.uː.ɪŋ/noun
Present participle of yahoo: to shout loudly or behave boisterously; also to utter a yahoo.
Did you know?The word comes from Jonathan Swift’s *Gulliver’s Travels* (1726), where the Yahoos are filthy, brutish beings—so the modern shout is haunted by a literary insult, not joy.
Etymological Timeline
1726
English
Yahoo
“A filthy, brutish human-like creature in Jonathan Swift’s *Gulliver’s Travels*.”
19th Century
English
yahoo
“A rude, uncouth, or boisterous person; later, an exclamation of exuberance.”
19th Century
English
yahooing
“Shouting or behaving in a rowdy, boisterous way.”
Modern English
English
yahooing
“The act of shouting “yahoo” or acting in an exuberant, rowdy manner.”