Palin-esque

A form of Palinesque — Resembling or characteristic of U.S. politician Sarah Palin.

Meanings

adjectivePalin-esque (comparative more Palin-esque, superlative most Palin-esque)

comparative more Palin-esque · superlative most Palin-esque

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Palinesque.

    To wit: Many of us use "No problem" as a substitute for "You're welcome," "My pleasure," or the Palin-esque, "You betcha!"

    2012, Harry Alford, Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That?: A Modern Guide to Manners, Twelve, →ISBN
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    There were snowshoes, a turn-of-the-century broad axe, and a Palin-esque bumper sticker that said it all: “I'm Pro-Choice. I Choose to Hunt, Fish, Trap, Eat Meat, and Wear Fur.”

    2011, Leslie Anthony, White Planet: A Mad Dash Through Modern Global Ski Culture, Greystone Books, →ISBN, page 66

    So Bruce Springsteen, for instance, represents a kind of workingman's authenticity, just as Sandra Bullock seems to have become an icon of the Palin-esque down-to-earth "hockey mum."

    2011, Pete Ward, Gods Behaving Badly: Media, Religion, and Celebrity Culture, Baylor University Press, →ISBN, page 36
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