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Pollyanna creep
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English
Etymology
Coined by the economic analyst and statistician John Williams, from en Pollyanna one who is persistently cheerful and optimistic.
Noun
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en economics The practice of a government modifying the way that economic measures are calculated, in order to give a more optimistic impression of economic development.
Hypernyms
en Pollyannaism
en eponyms