Meanings
- humorousslangJ. Edgar Hoover, first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
She asked to see her hero, Jedgar Hoover (or J. Edgar to the rest of us).
1989, Marguerite Kelly, The Mother's Almanac II, page 3251 more example
According to Don, humor was synonymous with laziness. After,^([sic]) all, how can you have fun and still get the job done? And, even more importantly, what if the almighty Jedgar Hoover were to show up and find us laughing as we produced photos of some guy robbing a bank?
2008, Rick Berger, Ok, You Dummies, up Against the Wall!, page 91
Origin
Deliberate running together of his first initial and middle name.
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