Yahoos
/ˈjæ.huːz/noun
Plural of yahoo; a rude, noisy, or uncouth person.
Did you know?Jonathan Swift coined *Yahoo* in 1726 for the brutish creatures in *Gulliver’s Travels*, and the word quickly escaped the novel to become a real insult for a savage or uncivilized person.
Etymological Timeline
1726
English
Yahoo
“Swift’s invented name for a race of gross, bestial humanoids in *Gulliver’s Travels*”
18th Century
English
yahoo
“An uncivilized, boorish, or brutish person”
19th Century
English
yahoo
“A rough, rowdy person; later, a boisterous exclamation”
Modern English
English
yahoos
“Plural form used for rude, noisy, or uncouth people”