by kolbester October 27, 2008
Get the palinize mug.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.
by timmyf2 January 22, 2009
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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
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.
"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
Get the Palined mug.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.
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!"
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 06, 2010
Get the Palinism mug.Tom, a devout vegan, palined when he consumed a happy meal solely to obtain the collectible toy it contained.
by halfmiler October 22, 2008
Get the palin mug.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.
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."
"I asked him about the Bush Doctrine, and he palined it by talking about horticulture."
by mrdork January 20, 2009
Get the palin mug.To avoid the question you don't know the answer to with nonsensical jibberish or by changing the subject.
by Gram1 March 24, 2009
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