A mistake of colossal proportions.
McCain really pulled a Palin with his VP pick.
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1) n. anything woefully underqualified for a given task
2) v. to select without regard for consequences; to use folksy language but not actually say anything, often used when speaker does not know what they are talking about
1) I can't believe they promoted that palin instead of me. He can barely pronounce his own name!
If you want to kill a moose, a BB gun is a real palin.
2) They definitely palined that car. It doesn't even have an engine, much less a driver's seat.
Steve: Hey man, did you...?
Bob: You betcha. *Wink* Doggoneit, I sure have a history of...
Steve: Shut up and listen to the question! I don't want to hear your palining.
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Verb
To avoid the issue.
To change the subject.
To dodge.
To blatantly change the subject and talk about what one desires and disregard the subject at hand.
Bullshitting aka "BS-ing."
IFILL: Governor, please if you want to respond to what he said about Sen. McCain's comments about health care?
PALIN: I would like to respond about the tax increases.
(Taken from the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate between Sarah Palin & Joe Biden)
Usage:
"Quit Palin."
"You Palin hard...just answer the question."
"He Palin."
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palin (v.) - to avoid a question by reciting an idea unrelated to the question
Comes from the Governor Sarah Palin. In debates and interviews she would avoid questions.
Lucian: Did you catch the debate last night?
Emma: No, why?
Lucian: Well, they were palining the questions anyways.
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To respond to a question with a random talking points having little to no bearing on the question being asked; in the style of VP candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. (also a noun describing a response like this.)
Q: How should the United States deal with the economic crisis?
A: John McCain is a maverick, and Alaska has oil...
Me: Wow, way to Palin that question.
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to say something completely irrelevant, ridiculous or stupid
- "dude, nice palin" - said after your friend says something stupid to a girl
- "it was a real palin moment" - said after a lady has a conversation with a stupid red neck
- 'wow, i really palin'ed that one' - said after 9 putting 2 feet away from the hole
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When a person with a public voice makes a vocabulary blunder. Usually creating a whole new word, ie; "misunderestimate". Then after being called on the mis-speech, they claim to be right, or "selfjustified".
Ms P; I don't want to unelaborate on this topic, but truthyness is a big overatism.
Reporter; Boy, just listen to all that Palineism!
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