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strollout
A rollout criticised as excessively slow, especially Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
In a sentence
Critics called the slow vaccine rollout a strollout.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre records “strollout” in Australian usage. Its deeper origin remains uncertain.
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established