Hooverville

noun

Hoo·​ver·​ville ˈhü-vər-ˌvil 

: a shantytown of temporary dwellings during the depression years in the U.S.

broadly : any similar area of temporary dwellings

Examples of Hooverville in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Our lead, Joe Rance (Callum Turner), trudges to campus from a Hooverville; later, the coach Al Ulbrickson (Joel Edgerton), pokes around his crew’s lockers to count the holes in their shoes. — Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Herbert Hoover + -ville

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Hooverville

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