officious
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Within a few months, they change the name to “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle,” which is abbreviated to Yahoo.
From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2016
Well tried through many a varying year, See Levet to the grave descend; Officious, innocent, sincere, Of every friendless name the friend.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2015
After the company became successful, the backronym, Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle was devised to by the marketing department “explain” the name’s origin to inquisitive journalists.
From Forbes • Dec. 7, 2014
One legend about the origin of the name is that it was a playful acronym for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle."
From Time Magazine Archive
Well try'd, through many a varying year, See Levet to the grave descend, Officious, innocent, sincere, Of ev'ry friendless name the friend.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel
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