Yahoo Fantasy
Definition
A popular online platform hosted by Yahoo that allows users to create and manage virtual sports teams based on real-world athletes and their statistical performance.
A digital purgatory where grown adults spend hours obsessively tracking the batting average of a backup catcher while ignoring their actual career responsibilities.
Examples
I told my boss I was researching market trends, but I was actually just obsessively checking my Yahoo Fantasy lineup for the tenth time today.
Nothing says professional maturity quite like a grown man weeping because his Yahoo Fantasy quarterback threw three interceptions on a Sunday night.
If my Yahoo Fantasy team had even half the effort I put into procrastinating, I would probably be winning the championship instead of finishing in last place.
Joining a Yahoo Fantasy league is the quickest way to turn a casual interest in sports into a high-stakes emotional roller coaster involving people you've never met.