covfefe

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Old French covrirbor. Middle English coveren English cover Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English coverage English covfefe From a tweet by Donald Trump on May 31, 2017: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe”, presumably intending to write coverage. Donald Trump later tweeted: “Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!”. Sense 1 ("deliberate misspelling of coffee") is from the phonetic similarity.

1. Deliberate misspelling of coffee.

   “A covfefe journal! Write your deep thoughts in this journal while drinking covfefe.”

   “IN AN AMERICA so gluten-free that a box of jelly donuts is now a bigger threat than Vladimir Putin, where college kids are more afraid of Ann Coulter than HIV, it’s time for someone to stand up and make us all smell the covfefe.”

2. Deliberate misspelling of coverage.

   “Following Donald Trump’s post, Royal Jordanian airline used the typo ‘covfefe’ in an advertisement stating, “Offering wide covfefe of the USA through gateway cities.””

   “Some might say that after Donald Trump’s inauguration, world events became so bizarre in 2017 that our covfefe of the year’s offbeat yarns would pale in comparison. Not so. From the US president inspiring people to use toilets in India to snakes on trains in Indonesia and outrageous aircrew rage, there’s something to shock everyone.”

3. A notional representation of the success, discourse, or ideas of Donald Trump.

   “Go ahead, read on to humankind’s honest truth, the coinciding dominion where mansplaining reality confronts feminazi theory. A covfefe amphitheater revealing women not as chattel to be bought and sold.”

   “THEN A LITTLE SPRINKLE OF COVFEFE DUST. NOT EVEN TRUMP KNOW WHAT IN IT. […] AHHHH… TREMENDOUS TRUMP ALWAYS SAVE THE DAY.”