godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
to search using Yahoo
Internet slang modeled on ググる (to google). Used specifically for searching with Yahoo, not for general web searching.
See also: ググる
その言葉の意味をヤフってみたけど、よくわからなかった。
I tried searching for the meaning of that word on Yahoo, but I couldn't figure it out.
ググる means to search using Google. ヤフる is the Yahoo-specific equivalent and is less common.
Slang verb formed from the service name Yahoo (ヤフー) by replacing the final long vowel with る, following the pattern of ググる (from Google).