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comes from Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin meaning completely unprepared and nonsensical.
Q: Yo did you see what that girl was wearing last night at the club?
A: You mean that topless one with footie pajamas? That shit was too Palin for my tastes.
palin by Charlie Ninja Turtle October 28, 2008
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pal·in (pāl’ĭn) v. palined, palin·ing, palins 1. To flub, fail or otherwise stumble in response to simple, predictable questions in an interview; to give an off-topic and incoherent or syntactically suspect response to a simple, predictable question in an interview; to do likewise in any other human endeavor. 2. To fabricate an untruth, that is easily verifiable as such, in response to a question for which one does not know the answer.
My wife asked if she looked fat in that dress. I palined her by saying those shoes sure look nice.
Palin by timmyf2 January 22, 2009
(v) to abandon one's principles for short term gain
Tom, a devout vegan, palined when he consumed a happy meal solely to obtain the collectible toy it contained.
palin by halfmiler October 22, 2008
Palin (palining, palined):
1. verb. To flub, fail or otherwise stumble in a response to simple, predictable questions in an interview; To give an off-topic and incoherent or syntactically suspect response to a simple, predictable question in an interview; to do likewise in any other human endeavor.

2. verb. To fabricate an untruth, that is easily verifiable as such (e.g. via the internet search tool Google), in response to a question for which one does not know the answer.
"I don't think I'll get that job, I totally palined the interview."

"I asked him about the Bush Doctrine, and he palined it by talking about horticulture."
palin by mrdork January 20, 2009
To avoid the question you don't know the answer to with nonsensical jibberish or by changing the subject.
She accused Steve of cheating and he just tried to Palin his way out of it.
Palin by Gram1 March 24, 2009
Has two definitions:

1) Being completely blindsided by something.

2) To finish something quickly without checking the work and being screwed.
1) That girl told me I'm the baby's daddy...she totally Palined me.

2) I blew through the exam so I could get out of class quickly...after I turned it in I realized I was probably Palined.
Palin by Jrl8883 October 20, 2008