turd polishing 

The act of trying to make something hopelessly weak and unattractive appear strong and appealing. An impossible process that usually results in a larger, uglier turd.

She tried to look more attractive by getting plastic surgery, but let's face it, you can't polish a turd.

turd polishing by ktrane March 3, 2004

turd polishing 

An engineering term referring to the process of examining a product, process, or system for defects, fixing the defects, then repeating as new defects appear, instead of re-engineering the solution with fewer defects.

"In other words, you attack your firewall / software / website / whatever from the outside, identify a flaw in it, fix the flaw, and then go back to looking. One of my programmer buddies refers to this process as 'turd polishing' because, as he says, it doesn't make your code any less smelly in the long run but management might enjoy its improved, shiny, appearance in the short term. "

turd polishing by Mycopheles September 27, 2005

Polishing a Turd

Wasting a lot of time working on something that is too broken or worthless to fix.

I was going to repair the TV I found while dumpster diving but I was just Polishing a Turd.

Polishing a Turd by Memory Smythe January 8, 2008

Polishing a turd

To fix, repair, repaint, shine or do other things to something that isn't worthy - but you have to do it for one reason or another. Because the basic fact is no matter what you do to a turd - polish it, paint it, give it bling - it's still a turd, and there is nothing you can do about that underlying fact.

This is often encountered for people who restore antiques, or who work in older buildings or on old machines. It may not be practical to replace a piece of crap, and polishing a turd may be all you can do.

Polishing A Turd is different from nigger-rigging because nigger-rigging is just to get something operational with little regard to how it looks or runs in the long term. Polishing A Turd involves making something look and operate as best as it can, although both may be major problems because it was a piece of crap to begin with. A Rolls Royce can be nigger-rigged, but you would not call it polishing a turd (unless it is a real ghetto cruiser). Putting new tires on a Yugo and filling its gas tank is polishing a turd.

The 1942 Philco record changers were so bad, restoring them is only polishing a turd.

My friend is polishing a turd - he's rebuilding the engine in his 1976 Vega.

The elevator was constantly breaking down in the last place I worked. It was old and beat up, and repairs were no better than polishing a turd.

"You're just polishing a turd fixing that Pinto."
"More like jack up the horn and stick a car under it!"

Polishing a turd by Old Radio Collector June 23, 2007

polishing the turd 

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.

polishing the turd by Bryce's Magic April 25, 2006

Polishing a Turd

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*

Polishing a Turd by ika tan June 5, 2018