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单词 hooverize
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Hooverizev.

/ˈhuːvərʌɪz/
Etymology: < the name of Herbert C. Hoover (1874–1964), food commissioner 1917–19, and President of the U.S. 1929–33 + -ize suffix.
U.S.
intransitive. To be sparing or economical, esp. in the use of food.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > be sparing or frugal [verb (intransitive)] > economize
economize1780
skincha1825
Hooverize1917
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > moderation in eating or drinking > be moderate in eating or drinking [verb (intransitive)] > be sparing or frugal with food
Hooverize1917
1917 H. B. Gross in N.Y. Tribune 13 June 10/7 It is now assured that Mr. Hoover is about to become our food regulator..and since he has..exhorted the public to exercise the utmost economy in the use of foodstuffs..I suggest that ‘to Hooverize’ be universally adopted as expressing the assistance every one of us..can render in that direction.
1919 W. T. Grenfell Labrador Doctor (1920) ii. 20 To make sure that there were no truants, all hands were forced to ‘Hooverize’.
1932 Blue Valley Farmer (Oklahoma City) 7 Jan. 5/6 Once before he made us Hooverize When Wilson had his war.

Derivatives

ˈHooverizing n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > retaining > sparingness or frugality > [noun] > saving or economizing
saving1551
moderation1601
savation?1670
Hooverizing1918
belt-tightening1934
slimming1958
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > moderation in eating or drinking > [noun] > being sparing or frugal with food
Hooverizing1918
1918 Literary Digest 12 Jan. 14/2 Hooverizing is commonly regarded as something new.
1918 Harper's Bazar Mar. 62/2 The butter-colored straw with its horn of abundance, overflowing with many colored fruits.., is doubly significant to-day with our enforced Hooverizing.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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