pollercoaster
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBlend of poll + rollercoaster.
Noun
editpollercoaster (plural pollercoasters)
- (politics) A poll characterised by dramatic swings or ups and downs in the results.
- 2019, Ben Rhodes, The World as It Is, page 187:
- Favreau was notoriously anxious in campaign seasons riding what he called a "poller-coaster" of emotions, checking the daily tracking polls, always anticipating the worst.