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Refudiate 

Means "I'm a stupid whore" in Alaskan dialect. Often followed up by comparing yourself to Shakespeare and clumsy attempts at covering your tracks.
Ground Zero Mosque Supporters: doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, pls refudiate
Refudiate by ohgodfixyourlogin July 19, 2010

Refudiate 

To reveal one's ignorance whilst attempting to sound clever.
Sarah Palin totally refudiated herself again last night. Is she incapable of using a thesaurus or what?
Refudiate by mkbth July 19, 2010

Refudiate 

A term used to indicate the underlying racism of the speaker. If you as a racist need another group to give up their culture you ask that group to refudiate their beliefs and culture. Users of this term reject the English language, facts, rationalism and black people.
Sarah Palin asked NY Muslims to "refudiate" their mosque near the 9/11 WTC site.
Refudiate by urtbada213 July 18, 2010

refudiate 

A blend of refuse (or refute) and repudiate. Allegedly coined by Sarah Palin in 2010, but references can be found dating back to at least 1973.

Source: Speech Errors as Linguistic Evidence. p. 85 Edited by Victoria A Fromkin. Copyright 1973
I ask you to refudiate terrorism.
refudiate by paulmd August 31, 2010

refudiate 

Verb: "From a strictly lexical interpretation of the different contexts in which Palin has used 'refudiate,' we have concluded that neither 'refute' nor 'repudiate' seems consistently precise, and that 'refudiate' more or less stands on its own, suggesting a general sense of 'reject,' " the New Oxford American Dictionary said in a press release.
The former governor used the word in a Twitter message last summer, calling on "peaceful Muslims" to "refudiate" a planned mosque near the site of the 9/11 attacks in New York.
refudiate by MMC Chuck November 19, 2010

Refudiate 

The act of refusing to repudiate a behavior or action one has done by indirect means, usually by evading or changing the subject.
Sarah Palin refudiated her error in typing 'refudiate' instead of 'refute' by claiming she was purposefully coining a new word.
Refudiate by Caf2000 July 19, 2010