logrolling
(uncountable, US, figuratively) Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.
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(uncountable, US, figuratively) Mutual recommendation of friends' or colleagues' services or products, such as book recommendations in literary reviews.
“*Voice of mock terror and alarm* Oh no we are in the river of dreams BUT THERE IS A LOG OF WAKEFULNESS *repeat with variations while logrolling on sleepy teacup human*”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(uncountable, US politics, figuratively) A concerted effort to push forward mutually advantageous legislative agendas by combining two items, either or both of which might fail on its own, into a single bill that is more likely to pass.
Logrollings, for example, which occurred during the winter and early spring, took place in a series until the logs on every neighbor's farm were piled. So with many other chores, for cooperative patterns of work form an integral part of …
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(countable, US) The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.
As most of the county was covered with forest, it was necessary to clear the land of trees, in order to make way for farming operations. Clearing of the land was accomplished by means of logrollings, a practice whereby logs were heaped i…
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- rolleo67%
(US) A logrolling tournament.
- rolleo65%
An American term for a logrolling tournament — a competitive event where participants stand on floating logs in water and try to spin their opponent off by rolling the log with their feet. Rolleos are especially associated with the Pacific Northwest and logging communities, where logrolling was both a practical skill and a source of pride. The word puts a festive spin on what could otherwise sound purely industrial.
- rolling63%
The act by which something is rolled.