Pollyanna creep

== English == === Etymology === Coined by the economic analyst and statistician John Williams, from Pollyanna (“one who is persistently cheerful and optimistic”). === Noun === Pollyanna creep (uncountable) (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 ==== Pollyannaism