Make Palin A Verb! (MPAV!) is a forum for discussion of political speech. Created in late September of 2008 with the goal of introducing the verb “palin” into the English language, the group has evolved into a broader platform attempting to explore and dissect the absurdities of political discourse in the United States. Orwell called on thinking people to delve beneath the surface of political debate in order to avoid accepting platitudes without consideration. Our goal is to foster that examination of political rhetoric, by means both serious and silly.
That being said, we still support the following definitions of palin:
pal·in (pāl’ĭn) v. palined, palin·ing, palins 1. To flub, fail or otherwise stumble in response to simple, predictable questions in an interview; to give an off-topic and incoherent or syntactically suspect response to a simple, predictable question in an interview; to do likewise in any other human endeavor. 2. To fabricate an untruth, that is easily verifiable as such, in response to a question for which one does not know the answer.
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Outstanding. Love the graphic! Now we’ve got to spread the word.
-Ship
Guys you have it wrong. To “palin” means to make your way into a position of power without real qualification, by virtue of a populist appeal, winks to the voters, incoherent messages, promises and statements made with unfounded assertion and confidence.
Example: He palined his way into the job.
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