(verb) Palance is a Trinidadian dialect term which means 'to party and have fun'. It is closely related to the term 'lime' but, unlike a lime which involves hanging out with
friends, palancing involves having extreme fun (most typically in a party setting) and can be done on
one'
s own, or with
friends as well.
The term, though gaining major popularity during the 2010 Carnival due to the song of the same name (by JW and Blaze), has been around for a long time. The term reportedly was created by the radio DJs JW and Blaze a few years ago and used on their radio programmes. JW has said that the term originated
based partially on use/meaning of the word parlance.
1. Las night we rel palance in de party!
2. I feel I go palance by mehself today, goin an take in a lil fun an
ting.
3. Leh we plan a
lime nah? We go rel palance wen we limin in she concert.