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
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Amy Nicholson, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023
Dictionary Entries Near Hooverville
Cite this Entry
“Hooverville.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hooverville. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share