noun Street Slang

Yahoo

YAH-hoo (approximate — Yoruba is tonal; tone affects exact meaning, informal spellings often drop tone marks) · noun · slang

Internet fraud — or the fraudster who runs the scam.

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Describes online fraud ("Yahoo Yahoo") and, by extension, the person committing it; a defining, if notorious, part of Nigerian internet-era street slang.

“They finally caught him — turns out he's been doing yahoo since university.”
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Yahoo In A Sentence

They finally caught him — turns out he's been doing yahoo since university.

Origin & Usage

Named after Yahoo! email/messenger services, which were the original tool of choice for Nigerian internet scammers in the early 2000s; heavily used in Yoruba-speaking Lagos street culture and Afrobeats lyrics.

Variants Yahoo Yahoo
Tags #yoruba#yoruba-slang#nigerian#west-african

People Also Ask

What does Yahoo mean in Nigerian slang?

It refers to internet fraud, or the person who commits it, named after the Yahoo! platform scammers historically used.

Is 'Yahoo Boy' the same thing?

Yes — a 'Yahoo Boy' is simply a person who engages in internet fraud.

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