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pollercoaster

pollercoaster noun: a poll characterised by dramatic swings or ups and downs in the results.

Noun

pollercoaster (plural pollercoasters)

  1. A poll characterised by dramatic swings or ups and downs in the results.
    • 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.2019, Ben Rhodes, The World as It Is, page 187

Forms of pollercoaster

pluralpollercoasters
alternative formpoller-coaster

Origin of pollercoaster

Blend of poll + rollercoaster.

Questions about pollercoaster

What does pollercoaster mean?
Pollercoaster means a poll characterised by dramatic swings or ups and downs in the results.
What part of speech is pollercoaster?
Pollercoaster is a noun.
What is the plural of pollercoaster?
The plural of pollercoaster is pollercoasters.

Words near pollercoaster in the dictionary

  1. pollent
  2. polleny
  3. poller
  4. pollera
  5. polleras
  6. pollercoaster
  7. pollercoasters
  8. pollers
  9. Pollestres
  10. Pollet
  11. polleth

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