Hooverize.
To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.
Meaning & usage
To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.
Where this word comes from
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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