English Explanatory Dictionary

Pollyanna creep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of a government modifying the way that economic measures are calculated, in order to give a more optimistic impression of economic development.

Word forms

Pollyanna creep

Etymology

Coined by the economic analyst and statistician John Williams, from Pollyanna (“one who is persistently cheerful and optimistic”).

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