Meanings
nounYahoo boy (plural Yahoo boys)
plural Yahoo boys · alternative yahoo-yahoo boy
- NigeriaA 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
Origin
Named after the Internet company Yahoo!, whose free e-mail accounts are sometimes used by scammers.
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APA
Yahoo boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yahoo%20boy
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“Yahoo boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yahoo%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yahoo boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yahoo%20boy.
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