单词 | hooverize |
释义 | Hooverizev. 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). < v.1917 |
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