Wasting your time by trying to turn something completely worthless into something that looks good or works well;
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trying to hide the deficiencies by dressing up the outer layer
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trying to hide the deficiencies by dressing up the outer layer
by Bryce's Magic April 7, 2006
by Memory Smythe December 21, 2007
by MaHaBone January 29, 2004
To fix, repair, repaint, shine or do other things to something that isn't worthy - but you have to do it for one reason or another. Because the basic fact is no matter what you do to a turd - polish it, paint it, give it bling - it's still a turd, and there is nothing you can do about that underlying fact.
This is often encountered for people who restore antiques, or who work in older buildings or on old machines. It may not be practical to replace a piece of crap, and polishing a turd may be all you can do.
Polishing A Turd is different from nigger-rigging because nigger-rigging is just to get something operational with little regard to how it looks or runs in the long term. Polishing A Turd involves making something look and operate as best as it can, although both may be major problems because it was a piece of crap to begin with. A Rolls Royce can be nigger-rigged, but you would not call it polishing a turd (unless it is a real ghetto cruiser). Putting new tires on a Yugo and filling its gas tank is polishing a turd.
This is often encountered for people who restore antiques, or who work in older buildings or on old machines. It may not be practical to replace a piece of crap, and polishing a turd may be all you can do.
Polishing A Turd is different from nigger-rigging because nigger-rigging is just to get something operational with little regard to how it looks or runs in the long term. Polishing A Turd involves making something look and operate as best as it can, although both may be major problems because it was a piece of crap to begin with. A Rolls Royce can be nigger-rigged, but you would not call it polishing a turd (unless it is a real ghetto cruiser). Putting new tires on a Yugo and filling its gas tank is polishing a turd.
The 1942 Philco record changers were so bad, restoring them is only polishing a turd.
My friend is polishing a turd - he's rebuilding the engine in his 1976 Vega.
The elevator was constantly breaking down in the last place I worked. It was old and beat up, and repairs were no better than polishing a turd.
"You're just polishing a turd fixing that Pinto."
"More like jack up the horn and stick a car under it!"
My friend is polishing a turd - he's rebuilding the engine in his 1976 Vega.
The elevator was constantly breaking down in the last place I worked. It was old and beat up, and repairs were no better than polishing a turd.
"You're just polishing a turd fixing that Pinto."
"More like jack up the horn and stick a car under it!"
by Old Radio Collector June 3, 2007
Methodology behind which junk mortgage backed securities were sold as AAA+ rated investments by Wall Street
Dilbert: Hey Trey! I've got this great idea about how to make even more money - we package up piece of shit mortgages as "investments".
Trey: Sounds like you'll be needing to polish a turd on that.
Trey: Sounds like you'll be needing to polish a turd on that.
by ItsAJohnson October 11, 2010
A white girl or woman projecting contentment, happiness or even smug self-satisfaction with her life choices, despite the nagging fear that hooking up with Tyrone, resulting in her having an Amerimutt mixed raced child was not in her best interest. Never-the-less she continues with the facade, with smiles and even perhaps marriage, while she watches her girlfriends land high status white men and produce fair skinned, flowing haired children with higher IQs.
Did you here what happened to Jen? No. She got knocked up....by a guy named....Tyrone! Can you believe it? No way. She had everything in college. Yeah..they are getting married to, I heard. You do know 50% of all marriages end in divorce right? I know, I know. LOL. She better polish that turd until it shines because there ain't much hope for landing another guy if they divorce. Polishing a Turd! *laughter*. I never heard that one before. *more laughter* Another one for the dust bin huh? It sure looks that way. LOL LOL LOL.....So what are you going to order for lunch? A white guy with a job!! *raucous laughter*. OMG...you're so bad, I mean really. Poor Jen. *more laughter*
by ika tan May 13, 2018
Despite your best efforts, there are some things you just can't fix/improve.
To point out futile attempts to conceal/change the baisc nature of something.
To point out futile attempts to conceal/change the baisc nature of something.
1) Joe: Danny's back in town. He lost a bunch of weight, got a nose job, got hair plugs and now wears really flashy clothes but he's still one ugly motherfucker.
Jim: Well, you can't polish a turd.
2) The comb-over hairstyle
Jim: Well, you can't polish a turd.
2) The comb-over hairstyle
by henryj May 2, 2006