Hoover flags

A form of Hoover flag — An empty (penniless) pocket, turned inside out, showing that someone has no money (especially during the Great Depression.)

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Hoover flag
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APA

Hoover flags. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoover%20flags

MLA

“Hoover flags.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoover%20flags. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hoover flags,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hoover%20flags.

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