| 单词 | popcorn poll |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspopcorn poll popcorn poll n. originally U.S. a poll in which customers are invited to choose between cartons of popcorn printed with pictures of presidential candidates; (now also) any poll based on informal counting or tallying. ΚΠ 1952 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 12 Aug. 1/3 Popcorn Poll will be taken at fun spots... The idea is that the popcorn patron will choose the package suiting his political leaning. 1968 Guardian 15 Nov. 1/6 Miss Plummer won through on dazzling good looks. As far as a popcorn poll went, they appeared to be a popular choice. 1983 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 17 Nov. b15/1 One theory concentrates on popcorn polls at the movies. 2004 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 2 Nov. 10 a ‘Popcorn polls’ now include everything from Halloween mask sales to bumper sticker appearances—count them up and you know who will win the election, the theory goes. < as lemmas |
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