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Hooverize

verb
/ˈhuvɚaɪz/US/ˈhuːvə(ɹ)aɪz/UK

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.

  1. derived from Hufer
  2. derived from Huber
  3. suffixed as hooverize — “Hoover + -ize”

Definitions

  1. To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.

  2. Alternative form of Hooverize.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA