First Known Use: 1930
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Hooverville
noun Hoo·ver·ville \ˈhü-vər-ˌvil\
Definition of HOOVERVILLE
: a shantytown of temporary dwellings during the depression years in the United States; broadly : any similar area of temporary dwellings
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Origin of HOOVERVILLE
Herbert Hoover + -ville
Rhymes with HOOVERVILLE
back and fill, Brazzaville, Chapel Hill, chlorophyll, coffee mill, daffodil, dishabille, double bill, escadrille, espadrille, Evansville, fiberfill, fill the bill, fit to kill, foreign bill, general will, hammer mill, if you will, Jacksonville, Libreville, living will, Louisville, microphyll, minimill, overfill, overkill, overspill, pepper mill, poison pill, puppy mill, razorbill, rolling mill, rototill, San Juan Hill, sleeping pill, Smoky Hill, sugar pill, tormentil, verticil, water mill, water pill, windowsill, whip-poor-will, winter-kill, Yggdrasil
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