Yahooism
/ˈjæ.huː.ɪz.əm/noun
The quality or practice of being a yahoo; boorish, uncouth, or rowdy behavior.
Did you know?"Yahoo" was coined by Jonathan Swift in 1726 as the name of brutish human-like creatures in *Gulliver’s Travels*, and later became a real English insult for a crude or uncivilized person.
Etymological Timeline
1726
English
Yahoo
“A brutish, filthy, human-like creature in Jonathan Swift’s *Gulliver’s Travels*.”
18th Century
English
yahoo
“A rude, boorish, or uncultured person.”
19th Century
English
yahooism
“The behavior, character, or attitudes associated with a yahoo.”
Modern English
English
yahooism
“Boorishness, uncouthness, or rowdy behavior.”