Palinista

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noun

A devoted admirer of US public figure Sarah Palin.

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Meanings

nounPalinista (plural Palinistas)

plural Palinistas

  1. A devoted admirer of US public figure Sarah Palin.

    Ardent Palinistas stretch from Alaska to Ambridge.

    2007 July 23, Dimitri Vassilaros, “The Palin effect”, in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, retrieved 10 Jan 2010
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    The Palinista movement will boldly tell you over and over how truthful, transparent, open and honest they are.

    2008 July 13, Dan Fagan, “Palin's statements belie promise of truthful leadership”, in Anchorage Daily News, retrieved 10 Jan 2010

    If the Palinistas seize the GOP, they probably cannot take the White House.

    2009 November 14, Evan Thomas, “Gone Rogue”, in Newsweek, retrieved 10 Jan 2010

    "I'd like to be a Palinista but I want a president with a thoughtful world view – that is just a bare minimum requirement," Reynolds told the Star.

    2010 January 10, Mitch Potter, “Tea Party rattles America's educated class”, in Toronto Star, retrieved 10 Jan 2010

Origin

From Palin + -ista.

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APA

Palinista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Palinista

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