Kim Jong Un Called Donald Trump a ‘Dotard' — But Almost No One Knows What It Means
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Kim Jong Un issued a scathing 510-word statement (translated) in response to Donald Trump's United Nation address -- a speech in which the president called the North Korean leader "Rocket Man" and said he was "on a suicide mission."
Jong Un's ominous, at times rambling, retort threatens to make Trump "pay dearly" for his remarks. He calls the president "mentally deranged." And yet, it's one word, the third to last word of the translated copy, that has all of America -- and much of the globe -- in a total tizzy: Dotard.
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President Donald Trump holds up a tray of turkey during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field, on November 28, 2019, in Afghanistan.
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President Donald Trump holds up a tray of Thanksgiving dinner during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to the troops, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
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President Donald Trump kicks off New York City's 100th annual Veterans Day parade, Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in New York.
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This image taken from North Korean state media shows President Donald Trump saluting a North Korean general during Trump's June 12, 2018, nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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In this handout photograph provided by The Strait Times, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump during their historic U.S.-DPRK summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island on June 12, 2018 in Singapore.
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U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, right, meet with people impacted by Hurricane Irma, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Naples, Florida.
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President Donald Trump reacts with Human and Health Services Secretary Tom Price, left, and Vice President Mike Pence, right, after Republicans abruptly pulled their health care bill from the House floor on March 24, 2017 in Washington, D.C. In a big setback to the agenda of President Donald Trump and the speaker of the House, Paul Ryan canceled a vote for the American Health Care Act, the GOP plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Throughout the campaign, Trump defined the immediate repeal of Obamacare as a priority.
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Huh? A dotard? Is that like a dolt? Sort of, hundreds of years ago, according to Merriam-Webster. The dictionary says the word meant "imbecile" when it was first used in the 14th century, but it's now taken on a different meaning.
According to the official Merriam-Webster definition, "dotage" is "a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness." The dictionary's Twitter account says searches for the term were "high as a kite" once Jong Un's comments were released.
