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July 27, 2004
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Yellow Journalism

In the mid-1890s, Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper, the World, published The Yellow Kid. This is sometimes called the first comic in a newspaper. Joseph Pulitzer's and William Randolph…

October 11, 2013
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Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle (“Yahoo!” backronym)

Yahoo! is a California-based Internet company that was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 1, 1995. The word “yahoo” was used in Jonathan…

September 20, 2013
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You Always Have Other Options (“Yahoo!” backronym)

Yahoo! is a California-based Internet company that was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 1, 1995. The word "yahoo" was used in Jonathan…

November 19, 2019
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

YouBoob (YouTube nickname)

YouTube is an American video-sharing website that began in February 2005. In November 2006, Google purchased YouTube. YouTube is sometimes called "YouBoob" ("boob" meaning…

January 16, 2026
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YouChoob (YouTube dialect pronunciation)

People in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, pronounce "YouTube" like "YouChoob" or "YouChube." "YouChoob" was printed in the San Francisco (CA)…

January 16, 2026
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

YouChube (YouTube dialect pronunciation)

People in some countries, such as the United Kingdom, pronounce "YouTube" like "YouChoob" or "YouChube." "YouChoob" was printed in the San Francisco (CA)…

September 30, 2021
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ZeroCred (Zero Hedge nickname)

Zero Hedge is a libertarian financial blog. Some critics have called it "ZeroCred" (zero credibility). "After being dead wrong on the #Euro for a year, @zerohedge wants to tutor us…

May 3, 2020
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

ZioHedge (Zionism/Zionist + Zero Hedge)

Zero Hedge is a libertarian or right-wing financial blog. Some people consider it pro-Zionism and have called it "ZioHedge" (Zionism/Zionist + Zero Hedge). "More like #Ziohedge"…

August 10, 2021
Media/Newspapers/Magazines/Internet

Ziomedia (Zionism/Zionist + media)

"Ziomedia" (Zionist/Zionism + media) refers to media -- especially Jewish-owned media -- that support the state of Israel. Other spellings include "ZioMedia" and…

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