Hoover hog

== English == === Etymology === From Hoover (“US President Herbert Hoover”) +‎ hog, because impoverished people were reduced to (and Hoover himself may have suggested) eating such animals during the Great Depression, which Hoover presided over the start of. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhuːvəˌhɒɡ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhuvɚˌhɒɡ/ === Noun === Hoover hog (plural Hoover hogs) (US, especially Southern US) An animal which is eaten by poor people during hard times, especially an armadillo or jackrabbit, but also a possum or squirrel. ==== Related terms ==== === See also === gutter rabbit roof rabbit === References ===