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a chicken in every pot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
a chick-en in ev-ery pot
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

something suggestive of general welfare or prosperity

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

First stated by Henry IV of France as, "I want there to be no peasant in my realm so poor that he will not have a chicken in his pot every Sunday," and later associated with United States president Herbert Hoover's 1928 campaign as part of an advertisement, placed by a local committee. Because of the advertisement, the phrase is often attributed to Hoover, although he never made such a statement.

Usage

Questions

What does a chicken in every pot mean?
something suggestive of general welfare or prosperity
Where does a chicken in every pot come from?
First stated by Henry IV of France as, "I want there to be no peasant in my realm so poor that he will not have a chicken in his pot every Sunday," and later associated with United States president Herbert Hoover's 1928 campaign as part of an advertisement, placed by a local committee. Because of the advertisement, the phrase is often attributed to Hoover, although he never made such a statement.

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