Multiple choice general knowledge What does Yahoo! Mean? Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle Ecstasy Does not mean anything The company innovated the word. Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself A Correct answer Explanation Yahoo! stands for 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle' (option A), coined by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo. The name reflects its origins as a hierarchical directory of websites. This is well-documented in company history.