as in idiot
a stupid person
those yahoos who go skiing despite avalanche warnings deserve what they get
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Recent Examples of yahoo
Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
And don’t let the yahoos get you down, Gov. Pritzker.
— Mark M. Quinn, Naperville
Right role models needed
What were the people involved in creating Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton‘s commercial for her U.S. Senate bid thinking?
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The only reason most of these posh yahoos are here is because the grand tour is an experience they are supposed to collect.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But Ulman is too skeptical to suggest these yahoos could redeem themselves by ferreting out the real problems happening in her home country.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
Not just yahoos wearing horns and taking selfies in the Capitol building, but putting actual brigades in the field, with artillery.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Some work for the media, and others are just flat-out yahoos with a cellphone connection and a full tank of gas.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Once these yahoos were kicked out of the building, Congress calmly affirmed Mr. Biden’s election.
—Tom McClintock, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
Noun
The most frightening shooters are not these yahoos, but the smart ones—those who carefully plan, train, and choose their settings to inflict maximum damage.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2026
And don’t let the yahoos get you down, Gov. Pritzker.
— Mark M. Quinn, Naperville
Right role models needed
What were the people involved in creating Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton‘s commercial for her U.S. Senate bid thinking?
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
The only reason most of these posh yahoos are here is because the grand tour is an experience they are supposed to collect.
—Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
But Ulman is too skeptical to suggest these yahoos could redeem themselves by ferreting out the real problems happening in her home country.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025
Not just yahoos wearing horns and taking selfies in the Capitol building, but putting actual brigades in the field, with artillery.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Some work for the media, and others are just flat-out yahoos with a cellphone connection and a full tank of gas.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Once these yahoos were kicked out of the building, Congress calmly affirmed Mr. Biden’s election.
—Tom McClintock, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yahoo
Interjection
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Arizona has won 11 games and lost only five since promoting him, which feels significant (but, hey, correlation/causation and whatnot).—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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But, hey, at least there was no Hourglass!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Interjection
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The Enthoven family refer to themselves as custodians of Spier, an indication of their long-view commitment to their 620-ha parcel of land.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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While the Cadillac Championship is the biggest winner on the 2027 slate, the Arnold Palmer will likely be the biggest loser.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Stan Wawrinka, at his last Roland Garros, lost a gripping four-setter to the Dutch lucky loser Jesper De Jong on a raucous Court Simonne-Mathieu.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Yahoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yahoo. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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