English Explanatory Dictionary

covfefe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Deliberate misspelling of coffee.
  2. A notional representation of the success, discourse, or ideas of Donald Trump.

Pronunciation

/koʊ.ˈfɛ.fi/ /koʊ.ˈfɛ.feɪ/ En-us-covfefe.oga LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-covfefe.wav

Word forms

covfefe

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 *h₁epsder. 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.

Related words

cofeoffee hamberder

Derived words

COVFEFE Act Volfefe index
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