pollstergeist
Noun | Poll ∙
ster ∙ geist | ⁄ ˈpōl-stər-ˈgīst
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: A spirit that disrupts questions for a political poll, the
tallies of a poll, the presentation of a poll, and the effects of a poll in
determining the outcome of an election.
Examples of pollstergeist in sentences:
1. The pollstergeist replied “Hillary” every time
the pollster asked a voter for his or her preference in the election, thereby leading
experts to conclude that Clinton would defeat Trump.
2. The Democrats were toppled when a pollstergeist spread
misinformation during the 2016 presidential contest, the results from which caused
the party’s relevance to decline sharply.
First definitive use of pollstergeist: November 9, 2016.
Synonyms: Ouija Wedgie, Seer Sucker, Tedium Rare
Antonyms: Chekhov, Scalia, van Leeuwenhoek
Word origin: Pal (Dutch, chum) Stir (Old English, porridge
manipulation), Gas (Greek, flatus).
Variation:
poultrygeist: A
haunted chicken. A cage-free, pasture-raised, foraging, haunted chicken that lays
deviled eggs. Eating the eggs will increase your ghostly cholesterol. Sucking on
the eggs will mimic the recent anguish of Democrats [n.b. Not to be confused
with poultryheist (grand theft chicken.)]
