C is for Covfefe: The ABCs of Donald Trump

Donald Trump is well-known for a lot of things: his divisiveness, his career in real estate, The Apprentice, his lawsuits, for being the only president to be impeached twice. But perhaps nothing has infiltrated society more than Mr Trump’s unique linguistic style.

Whether he’s posting on Truth Social, speaking at a campaign rally, or testifying in court, Mr Trump never seems to be at a loss for words — and sometimes, he even makes up new ones.

From uttering gaffes to tweeting typos (like “covfefe”) to misreading words (like “Nambia”) to dismissing his opponent with a harsh nickname, his terminology quickly turns iconic.

Here, The Independent offers a dictionary guide to the Mr Trump’s most memorable phrases:

Barack Obama was the 44th president of the United States.

However, in Trump lingo, his name could also be a stand-in for Joe Biden, the current US president and Mr Obama’s former vice president. During a rally in Iowa on 1 October, Mr Trump referred to Mr Obama instead of Mr Biden; he also confused the two names twice in a 11 October radio interview. Forbes calculated he has made that mistake seven times in recent months.

Although he has claimed that the mixups were intentional, critics say the gaffes could be a sign of aging or diminishing cognitive ability.

Used in a sentence: “What would you advise President Obama? The whole world seems to be exploding.”

The word first appeared in Trump dialect during the 2016 presidential debates. The term sparked a post-debate debate; some argued that Mr Trump was saying “big league,” but others argued that a close listen renders “bigly.”

The term is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as an adverb form of “big.”

Used in a sentence: “We’re gonna speed up the process