God bless, Donald Trump. And I really mean it this time, as he sent social media on a frenzy to gold mine the possible meaning of “covfefe.”
After the gaffe, the US President tried to save face after the typo. His dare for us to figure out what it means has been taken seriously.
You know it’s significant when even The New York Times puts out a timeline from the time of the gaffe until it was taken down. Forty minutes, they counted, by that time, memes were born and a pop culture reference that would haunt the President…until he does something equally, uhm, unpresidential.
Of all the things he said which are often outrageous, (See: ISIS, Obama, Obamacare, Russia, Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, and golf) “covfefe” is the one which has the world trumped. (Yes, I finally got to use that one!)
Merriam-Webster, long-time arbiter of words and new professional troll also couldn’t handle it.
For a few people, it’s a place. A place that only Donald Trump can locate. Remember, he’s a real estate tycoon. And we actually still don’t know where he really comes from or where he stands when it comes to policy-making.
Conde Nast Traveler managed to map out the fictional place. To be fair, the reviews seem great.
Some have concluded that it is a state of mind. It is who Trump is in essence. It is both fleeting and present. It’s a zenith of understanding only one like Trump can achieve.
Others are giving The Donald the easy way out, saying that covfefe could mean coffee or conference.
For Pharrell Williams, it might betray Donald’s preference for dinner.
Covfefe is so versatile, it can be noun or an adjective. Nevertheless, it doesn’t seem to mean anything good.
But one thing is for sure, the word (Is it safe to call it that now?) has made Jimmy Kimmel re-think their ability to crack jokes or make things up.
But before one uses such a term, how does one really pronounce it?
Covfefe is whatever you want it to be. That’s why it is a blessing. In less than a day, it has certainly done more to unite people than the person from which the word came from.
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