(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.