Hoover hog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An animal which is eaten by poor people during hard times, especially an armadillo or jackrabbit, but also a possum or squirrel.

Pronunciation

/ˈhuːvəˌhɒɡ/ /ˈhuvɚˌhɒɡ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Hoover hog.wav

Word forms

Hoover hog Hoover hogs

Etymology

From Hoover (“US President Herbert Hoover”) + hog, because impoverished people were reduced to (and Hoover himself may have suggested) eating such animals during the Great Depression, which Hoover presided over the start of.

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