Yahoo boy
Yahoo boy noun: a man who carries out 419 fraud.
Noun
Yahoo boy (plural Yahoo boys)
- A man who carries out 419 fraud.
- The EFCC has a cyber crimes unit to monitor the activities of internet scam artists, also known as "Yahoo boys" (probably because they conduct their activities through their Yahoo e-mail accounts).2009, Patience Idaraesit Akpan-Obong, Information and Communication Technologies in Nigeria, →OCLC
Forms of Yahoo boy
| plural | Yahoo boys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | yahoo-yahoo boy |
Origin of Yahoo boy
Named after the Internet company Yahoo!, whose free e-mail accounts are sometimes used by scammers.
Words that rhyme with Yahoo boy
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- JOI
- joy
- alloy
- Amoy
- cloy
- convoy
- deploy
- goy
- oi
- overjoy
- ploy
- travois
- ahoy
- annoy
- catboy
- Choi
- foxboy
- foy
- Hanoi
- hoi polloi
- kathoey
- poi
- Saint Croix
- soy
- Sukhoi
- accoy
- bok choy
- cocky's joy
- diaperboy
- doy
- Floy
- hoi
- hoo, boy
- hoy
- killjoy
- Kilroy
- koi
- loy
- man and boy
- noy
- oe
- oy
- pick-me boy
- ploye
- po' boy
- puppyboy
- Savoie
- stroy
Questions about Yahoo boy
- What does Yahoo boy mean?
- Yahoo boy means a man who carries out 419 fraud.
- What part of speech is Yahoo boy?
- Yahoo boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of Yahoo boy?
- The plural of Yahoo boy is Yahoo boys.
Words near Yahoo boy in the dictionary
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