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To attempt to put a positive spin or light on something that is clearly shit.
Polish the turd all you want- that movie still sucks.
by MaHaBone January 29, 2004
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An exclamation made when your friends or family are teasing you to a point where you can't handle it anymore and a hissy fit is in order.

Derived from a YouTube user's famed outburst following Britney's lackluster performance at the 2007 VMA's.
Sarah: 'OMG Susan, I can't believe you are wearing the same skirt as yesterday. Oh, and by the way, EVERYONE knows what you did with Kevin on the weekend. Plus you look a little fat, are you retaining water?'

Susan: 'LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!'
by Billy Chickenhole September 15, 2007
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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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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 21, 2016
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