Kim Jong-un calls Donald Trump a ‘dotard’ and Twitterati lost their calm

After knowing the real moeaning of the world, people on Twitter found a new reason to troll Donald Trump. While many were baffled by the word, upon knowing what it means said it was "perfect", others lauded Kim for knowing better English that Trump!

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Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

People around the world have their eyes glued to the tussle between the USA and North Korea. With US President Donald Trump launching a scathing attack on the Korean leader at the UNGA and describing him as a “Rocket Man” on a “suicide mission”, it was only about time there was a response. And in his response, Kim Jong-un called the POTUS “the mentally deranged US dotard.”

Soon, the word grabbed the attention of the people on the Internet trying to find out what it really means. Tweeple went berserk to find the meaning and many thought it was a perfect reply to Trump’s cofeve. However, unlike the US President’s word, this really has a meaning.

As people were busy decoding it’s meaning and cracking jokes, social media team of Merriam-Webster came to rescue providing a meaning of the word. On Twitter, seeing the high usage of the word, they wrote: “Kim Jong Un calls Trump a mentally deranged U.S. dotard. Searches for ‘dotard’ are high as a kite.” The word means, a person in his or her dotage. Dotage meaning “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.”

📈 Kim Jong Un calls Trump a mentally deranged U.S. dotard. Searches for ‘dotard’ are high as a kite. https://t.co/HztPoLSjXi

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) September 21, 2017

The origin of the word was traced back to 14-century and has been used by Shakespear! “The word makes a few appearances in Shakespeare. ‘I speak not like a dotard nor a fool,’ Leonato says in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’,” The New York Times said. The word is a translation of a Korean word called the “neukdari,” which is a derogatory reference to an old person.

According to an AP report, “The Korean version of Friday’s dispatch places “michigwangi,” which means a mad or crazy person, before “neukdari,” so a more accurate translation might have been a “crazy old man” or an “old lunatic.” Nevertheless, people on Twitter found a new reason to troll Trump. While many were baffled by the word, upon knowing what it means said it was “perfect”, others lauded Kim for knowing better English that Trump!

Sample these:

Everyone on Twitter

– OMG HE CALLED TRUMP A #dotard

– Is that a word?

– Wait…is that a real word?

– *looks up word*

– HE IS A DOTARD!

— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) September 22, 2017

I’d never heard the word #dotard before today.
It. Is. Perfect. pic.twitter.com/MtEkXYSryo

— Bryce Tache (@brycetache) September 21, 2017

Kim Jong Un just called Trump a #dotard and we’re all like… pic.twitter.com/Cgn7QIdU6q

— Gord Macey (@GordMacey) September 21, 2017

The so-called “President” of the United States just got out-Englished by a guy raised in a Korean-speaking totalitarian regime.#dotard

— Charles Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) September 22, 2017

Donald Trump: “I have words. I have the best words!”

Kim Jong Un: “Hold my beer”#dotard

— Christian Fletcher🍁 (@Darth_Pingu) September 22, 2017

When you realize your POTUS is a #dotard… pic.twitter.com/0PdVS4FzQ9

— CGI George Reeves (@UWBio) September 21, 2017

Kim Jong-un does a #Covfefe on #Trump. Calling him #dotard a new level of diplomacy. #NorthKoreaNukes #NorthKorea

— Murukesh Krishnan (@MURUKESHK) September 22, 2017

me laughing along with #dotard tweets but also watching for nuclear missiles to fall from the sky pic.twitter.com/pzMgf8Xi6W

— •e b o n i• | #WHY (@eboni_ebby) September 21, 2017

Dear #RocketMan,

Thanks for the word #dotard.

Sincerely,

The American People

— Keith M. (@KeithMaskell) September 21, 2017

Donald is going to freak out when he finds out Kim Jong Un’s “theausaurus” is bigger than his. 🤣🤣😂🤣#dotard

— Frederick Douglass (@HITEXECUTIVE) September 21, 2017

Not only did Kim Jong-Un teach Trump supporters a new word in #dotard today, but 99% of them also learn how to use a dictionary today!.

— Impeach Donald Trump (@Impeach_D_Trump) September 23, 2017

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