yahoo

Example Sentences

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Second, Alaskans can’t afford to send any old yahoo to Congress for trolling purposes; the state is heavily dependent on federal money and needs someone deft at bringing home the bacon.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2022

“If it was some yahoo, I think we’d be arguing if it actually happened,” Mayo said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2021

Although she dismisses him initially as a married yahoo, something extraordinary develops between them.

From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2019

Make a mistake and rest assured that some yahoo recorded it for prosperity and that it now lives online until the end of time!

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2018

“Some yahoo pulled up to the wrong gate. There’s not supposed to be anyone at that gate until the Cleveland flight at nine thirty.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix