Wahoo (disambiguation)

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Wahoo can refer to several things:

• Wahoo, a board game similar to Parchisi and indential to Milton Bradley's game Aggravation, with the goal being to move marbles from a starting region all the way around the board to the safety zone.

• The wahoo Acanthocybium solandri, a dark blue scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas.

• Wahoo, Nebraska, an American city.

• Wahoos, an unofficial nickname for sports teams of the University of Virginia, officially referred to as the Cavaliers.

• Wahoo Studios, an independent video game developer based in Orem, Utah.

• Chief Wahoo, a mascot for the Cleveland Indians baseball team.

• Wahoo McDaniel, a professional athlete turned professional wrestler.

• Wahoo is one of the common names of the Eastern Burning-bush Euonymus atropurpureus, a spindle native to eastern North America.

• Wahoo was the Creek name for the Winged Elm Ulmus alata (and is still one of its common names).

• Two planned and two completed submarines of the United States Navy have been named USS Wahoo:
  • The first USS Wahoo (SS-238), a Gato-class submarine, commanded by "Mush" Morton, became famous during World War II.
  • The second Wahoo (SS-518), a Tench-class submarine, was assigned the name, but was canceled before her keel was laid down.
  • The third Wahoo (SS-516), a Tench-class submarine, was laid down, but she was cancelled before being launched.
  • The fourth USS Wahoo (SS-565), a Tang-class submarine, served during the Cold War.

• Wahoo is a type of inedible fruit.

• "Wahoo!" can be used as an exclamation of joy or excitement.

• Wahoo's Fish Taco, an American fast-casual restaurant chain.