Palinism

1. An ambiguous colloquial expression that may cause confusion and be interpreted in different ways depending upon circumstance.

2. A statement that has no known basis in science or reality.

3. A statement of religious identity.
Palinism

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1. Drill baby! Drill! Oh, Boodles! No, I didn't mean that hole!

2. On drilling in the ANWR:

"God made dinosaurs 4,000 years ago as ultimately flawed creatures, lizards of Satan really, so when they died and became petroleum products we, made in his perfect image, could use them in our pickup trucks, snow machines and fishing boats."

3. On Alaskan soldiers serving in Iraq:

"Well, God bless them, and I mean God and Jesus because without Jesus we'd be Muslims too or even Jewish!"
by I_Ate_Palin_for_a_Snack May 06, 2010
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(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.
by halfmiler September 11, 2008
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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."
by mrdork October 08, 2008
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Palinate

1) To answer a specific question with an answer to a completely different and unasked question.

2) To babble incoherently in response to a question that you have no answer to.
1) To Palinate:
Q: What are we having for dinner tonight?
A: We're eating at 7:00 PM

2) To be Palinated:
"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 other than Roe vs. Wade, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008
by Sasq October 05, 2008
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(PAY-lin-ate) To give a bullshit answer that has nothing to do with the question that was asked.
That guy was sounding hot until I asked him what he did for a living. He totally palinated. Another unemployed loser, so he ain't touchin' this.
by jwwf October 06, 2008
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noun - 1. Often Disparaging and Offensive. a person from a backwoods or other remote area, esp. from the mountains of the northwestern U.S.
There are lots of palins buying bulk at costco.
by goingnowhere September 05, 2008
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confused and unable to focus on subjects, or direct questions, etc.; can be brought on by a night of drunken craziness or vice presidential nomination.
“We partied like rockstars last night, and I’m totally palin today. I don’t even know where I am!”

“Did you hear him? He’s always so palin! I asked about our retirement plan and he started discussing the dress code.”
by clong27 October 03, 2008
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