Wasting your time by trying to turn something completely worthless into something that looks good or works well;

also.

trying to hide the deficiencies by dressing up the outer layer
Fixing that opening page is just polishing the turd.
by Bryce's Magic April 7, 2006
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Methodology behind which junk mortgage backed securities were sold as AAA+ rated investments by Wall Street
Dilbert: Hey Trey! I've got this great idea about how to make even more money - we package up piece of shit mortgages as "investments".

Trey: Sounds like you'll be needing to polish a turd on that.
by ItsAJohnson October 11, 2010
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A white girl or woman projecting contentment, happiness or even smug self-satisfaction with her life choices, despite the nagging fear that hooking up with Tyrone, resulting in her having an Amerimutt mixed raced child was not in her best interest. Never-the-less she continues with the facade, with smiles and even perhaps marriage, while she watches her girlfriends land high status white men and produce fair skinned, flowing haired children with higher IQs.
Did you here what happened to Jen? No. She got knocked up....by a guy named....Tyrone! Can you believe it? No way. She had everything in college. Yeah..they are getting married to, I heard. You do know 50% of all marriages end in divorce right? I know, I know. LOL. She better polish that turd until it shines because there ain't much hope for landing another guy if they divorce. Polishing a Turd! *laughter*. I never heard that one before. *more laughter* Another one for the dust bin huh? It sure looks that way. LOL LOL LOL.....So what are you going to order for lunch? A white guy with a job!! *raucous laughter*. OMG...you're so bad, I mean really. Poor Jen. *more laughter*
by ika tan May 13, 2018
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To describe something that no matter how much effort you put in to clean it... It will always be sh*t.
Boss: Deep clean the bleachers with soap and water.
Worker: Man, that's like 'polishing a turd'- regardless how clean we get them.. They will always get dirty.

Polish a turd- Alter something that can never be forgotten.
by GordoTheGreek April 22, 2016
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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 2, 2006
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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 12, 2011
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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 5, 2013
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