Meaning of Hooverizer | Babel Free

Definitions

One who Hooverizes.

Examples

“When we poor Americans looked at the pure, clear liquid in the tiny bowl of Japanese fashion, I imagine⟳ more than one of us wished that we were as good “Hooverizers” on the sugar question⟳ as our little yellow brothers.”

“... the simple repast was served and probably she might have⟳ said some unkind things, but it just so happened that the company were ardent “Hooverizers,” and they praised the good dinner as highly as it deserved. This set⟳ Mother to thinking.”

“It is being bought by wage earners, by ThriftStamp owners, by Hooverizers, by every man who wants real, guaranteed value in a shoe which will cost⟳ him a reasonable price.”

“These birds are no Hooverizers. They eat⟳ and they eat⟳; then fly⟳ and fly⟳; then eat⟳ some more.”

“... food rationing named after Herbert Hoover, the program's administrator. Hooverizers abstained from certain foods on one or two days of the week; for example, wheatless Mondays and porkless Thursdays and Saturdays.”

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