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Yahoo run

Yahoo run
 n.— «Those who reside in the same area as he does on the outskirts of Lagos said he is into what is known as “Yahoo runs” in street parlance. One gossip even swore he saw him make some transactions at the funds transfer section of a healthy second-generation bank.» —“Comedian turns Yahoo boy” Independent (Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria) Jan. 21, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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