Hungry Forties

proper noun

An economic depression in Britain in the 1840s, caused by potato blight.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Hungry Forties pl (plural only)
  1. historicalpluralplural onlyAn economic depression in Britain in the 1840s, caused by potato blight.
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Hungry Forties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hungry%20Forties

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