Palintology

Palintology is the study of prignorance

Scholars in the 23rd century examining the follies of the 21st century will have a whole sub-discipline called Palintology.

by Figleaf23 January 15, 2009

palin principle

the principle demonstrated when an organization promotes one or more individuals so far above their level of competence as to precipitate or hasten its own sorry demise.

the ultimate culmination of the peter principle.

the palin principle is named after governor of alaska sarah palin, whose nomination as the republican vice presidential candidate, despite initial fanfare, ultimately proved to be the undoing of the presidential aspirations of her nominator john mccain, as well as the undoing of their party, likely for decades to follow. see also: the tiberius gambit.

by aarrgghh March 24, 2009

Palined

Informal

v. "to palin"
The act or an instance of looking like an idiot during an interview because you obviously don't know what you're talking about. Reasons for palining an interview include ignorance and/or arrogance. Instead of admitting you don't know, you try to fake it be injecting obscure information into an answer hoping that the interviewer will forget their question.

tr.v. palined, palin·ing, palins

"She was nervous and completely palined her job interview." -Kate Stigberg

"Their literature leans toward a comedy of small social palins and withered chastity" -James Wolcott.

"Tommy Bowden was palining all over the place when they asked him why his offense has been so miserable this year." -Ken Burger

See also: Sarah Palin vs. Charles Gibson, Sarah Palin vs. Katie Couric, et. al.

by $nead January 14, 2009

Pullin' A Palin

1) Quitting when faced with adversity.

2) Responding to questions with cliches and colloquialisms to avoid admitting that you don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about.

1) John is quitting his job because his manager got mad at him for being late.

2) When I asked my history teacher about the Battle of Antietam, I could tell he was Pullin' a Palin when he started rambling about the Industrial Revolution.

by BWI July 30, 2009

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

Definitions:

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 6, 2010

Pulled a Palin

To refuse to answer a question by offering an opinion or explanation, often incoherent, of an unrelated topic.

He asked me what caused the credit crisis but I pulled a Palin by explaining how trickle down economics helps the middle class vis-a-vis the paradigm shift in the Fed's new interest rates.

by jikooo February 22, 2009

palin

(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 October 22, 2008