Derived from bushism, a quote from vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin that makes the nation shake their head and wonder, "Why?"
"Well, let's see. There's -- of course -- in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings." -- Sarah Palin, unable to name a Supreme Court decision she disagreed with other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008
-Just one of many palinisms
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To present yourself as ready for a job, only to be exposed early on as a talentless uneducated wackjob with charm.
"Oh man I got Palined by this idiot contractor big time. They couldn't even keep the paint off the woodwork let alone hang the wallpaper straight."
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An updated version of McCarthyism, which takes its name from the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin liar, demagogue and drunk, and means, according to Wikipedia, "reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries." As far as we know, Sarah Palin is not a drunk.
Palinism will someday become as extinct as the polar bear.
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The inflammation and general irritation caused by the media's obsession with Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
I can't go to Google News without getting a case of Palinitis.
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Verbal hopscotch. The art of distraction, with the goal of diverting attention away from a fault and towards the glittering veneer of hollow talking points which dazzle but do nothing in terms of answering the question presented.
The dude had no clue how to answer my question, so he spent the next five minutes palinizing.
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Act of throwing up on your partner when something has gone wrong during anal sex.
During anal sex, your partner emit a large fart that send some piece of crap flying on you. Seeing and smeeling this you cannot help but copiously throw up on her. You've done a Palin.
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Palin \pay-lin\ noun
The use of words you donβt know to express notions you never understood to get jobs you simply are not meant to have.
Palin \pay-lin\ verb
Stringing words together to enthuse an already receptive audience without anyone actually knowing what you said, then later denying what you meant despite no one actually calling you out on it since no one had been able to figure out what you actually said in the first place.
If you are stumped during a job interview after a fairly serious palin, don't forget to palin instead of letting the crushing silence finish your career before it starts.
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