yahoo-yahoo
n.— «In less than three months of its release, the song is currently generating controversy, following the alleged promotion of the internet fraud popularly known as Yahoo-yahoo in local parlance.» —“ Why I sang Yahoozee—Olu Maintain” by Lukmon Busari Daily Sun (Lagos, Nigeria) July 13, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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