Palinista
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]Palinista (plural Palinistas)
- A devoted admirer of US public figure Sarah Palin.
- 2007 July 23, Dimitri Vassilaros, “The Palin effect”, in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, retrieved 10 January 2010:
- Ardent Palinistas stretch from Alaska to Ambridge.
- 2008 July 13, Dan Fagan, “Palin's statements belie promise of truthful leadership”, in Anchorage Daily News, retrieved 10 January 2010:
- The Palinista movement will boldly tell you over and over how truthful, transparent, open and honest they are.
- 2009 November 14, Evan Thomas, “Gone Rogue”, in Newsweek, retrieved 10 January 2010:
- If the Palinistas seize the GOP, they probably cannot take the White House.
- 2010 January 10, Mitch Potter, “Tea Party rattles America's educated class”, in Toronto Star, retrieved 10 January 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.