Hoover Definition & Meaning

hoover
noun
  1. United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
  2. United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
  3. 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
  4. a kind of vacuum cleaner
verb
  1. clean with a vacuum cleaner; "vacuum the carpets"

"Hoover" in song lyrics

See how hoover is used in real songs:

  • "Look at me flippin the tongue, bringin the fun, pass the Hoover"
    Das EFX — Brooklyn To T-Neck
  • "These lips swallow all the dirt like a hoover"
    Josh Martinez f/ Kunga 219 — Big Mouths
  • "Like a Hoover"
    Mr. Lil' One f/ Baby Bash/Baby Beesh, Don Cisco — Yeah Yeah Yeah

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