Merriam-Webster reported that lookups for ‘dotard’ were ‘high as a kite’
If theres one thing we can count on in these uncertain times, its that Merriam-Webster will be there to explain words to us and the current administration with a healthy dose of snark.
The dictionary jumped back into the global conversation Thursday afternoon when Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, responded to President Trumps threats against his country with a promise to tame the mentally deranged U.S. dotard with fire.
According to Merriam-Webster, the official definition of dotard is a person in his or her dotage, meaning a person in the later years of their life in a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.
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The social media account for M-W also got into the etymology of the word, noting that dotard meant imbecile when first used in the 14th century.
