Can't polish a turd

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.

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

by henryj May 12, 2006

Can't polish a turd

No matter how nice someone acts or good someone dresses, it doesn't change the fact that the person is at that time seen as an asshole.

Scene from Californication: protagonist suits up for a trial when daughter walks in.
Protagonist: 'How do I look?'
Daughter: 'You know what they say...can't polish a turd.'

by AnaleTaart August 15, 2011

Polished Pig Turd

Someone who thinks there all that and still nothing but a Pig Turd, hence the word Polished Pig Turd.
Snotty stuckup.
Snotty, being better then others.
Highbrow, above all.
Polished, cover up, blowing smoke.

Someone who is no better then someone else, but thinks they are: Polished Pig Turd. Snotty, Snobby, Highbrow
People in the Valley and Galeton area no who you are.

(People) (Polished) (Pig) (Turd) (better)

by Wynnette McCullen October 4, 2013

You can't polish a turd

You can't make something that's not naturally good great even with the hardest attempts.

"After years, he's just never going to change his selfish ways." "Well, you can't polish a turd!!"

by SarcasticSeminar101 August 3, 2015

you can't polish a turd

trying to "fix up" a junky car.it cannot be done, give it up!

nathan, sell that cavi!you can't polish a turd!

by da trick biatch December 21, 2005

you can't polish a turd

to try to "fix up" an ugly car, or to try to turn a compact rice burner into a race car.

i told that guy trying to pimp a cavi, "you can't polish a turd"

by da trick biatch December 28, 2005

you can't polish a turd

unconvincingly attempt to make an irreconcilably bad situation look good.

They're trying to portray the poor financial reports as positive, but you can't polish a turd.

by esmith512 April 21, 2007