English Explanatory Dictionary

Hooverize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.
verb
  1. Alternative form of Hooverize.

Pronunciation

/ˈhuvɚaɪz/ /ˈhuːvə(ɹ)aɪz/

Word forms

Hooverize Hooverizes Hooverizing Hooverized Hooverise

Etymology

From Hoover + -ize, named after Herbert Hoover, who, as head of the Food and Drug Administration during World War I, encouraged Americans to ration food. Apparently coined in the poem reproduced below.

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