Kim Jong Un Insulted Donald Trump
And Taught America A New Word at The Same Time
By Ed Mazza
By Ed Mazza
Kim Jong Un calls Trump a mentally deranged U.S. dotard.
Searches for 'dotard' are high as a kite.
The international community has watched in dismay as U.S. President Donald “Dotard” Trump and North Korean leader “Rocket Man” Kim Jong Un trade escalating taunts and insults.
On Thursday evening, days after Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, Pyongyang responded by warning it might detonate a hydrogen bomb.
Here’s what “dotard” means.
Definition of DOTARD: a person in his or her dotage (a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness)
Definition of DOTARD: a person in his or her dotage (a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness)
Trump called Kim Jong Un “rocket man” earlier this week, and now the North Korean dictator has returned fire.
Kim gave Trump a nickname of his own - and it’s one that sent Americans scrambling for a dictionary.
“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged dotard with fire,” Kim said in a statement released by the North Korean government Thursday.
Kim gave Trump a nickname of his own - and it’s one that sent Americans scrambling for a dictionary.
“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged dotard with fire,” Kim said in a statement released by the North Korean government Thursday.
While
the statement was full of choice words for Trump - calling him “unfit,”
“rogue” and “gangster” - it was the word “dotard,” used twice, that
seemed to catch everyone’s attention.
According to Merriam-Webster, a “dotard” is a “person in his or her dotage,” with “dotage” further defined as “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.”
Freelance journalist Jihye Lee said the original statement in Korean used a term better translated as “old beast lunatic,” but it became “dotard” in the English version released by North Korea.
The statement caused the word “dotard” to trend on Twitter.
The international community has watched in dismay as U.S. President Donald “Dotard” Trump and North Korean leader “Rocket Man” Kim Jong Un trade escalating taunts and insults.
On Thursday evening, days after Trump threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea, Pyongyang responded by warning it might detonate a hydrogen bomb.
Here’s what “dotard” means.
Definition of DOTARD: a person in his or her dotage (a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness)
Definition of DOTARD: a person in his or her dotage (a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness)
Trump called Kim Jong Un “rocket man” earlier this week, and now the North Korean dictator has returned fire.
Kim gave Trump a nickname of his own ― and it’s one that sent Americans scrambling for a dictionary.
“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged dotard with fire,” Kim said in a statement released by the North Korean government Thursday.
Kim gave Trump a nickname of his own ― and it’s one that sent Americans scrambling for a dictionary.
“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged dotard with fire,” Kim said in a statement released by the North Korean government Thursday.
While
the statement was full of choice words for Trump ― calling him “unfit,”
“rogue” and “gangster” - it was the word “dotard,” used twice, that
seemed to catch everyone’s attention.
According to Merriam-Webster, a “dotard” is a “person in his or her dotage,” with “dotage” further defined as “a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness.”
Freelance journalist Jihye Lee said the original statement in Korean used a term better translated as “old beast lunatic,” but it became “dotard” in the English version released by North Korea.
The statement caused the word “dotard” to trend on Twitter.
What You Need To Know About North Korea’s Threat To Detonate An H-Bomb In The Pacific
The consequences could be devastating, experts warn.
By Jesselyn Cook
The consequences could be devastating, experts warn.
By Jesselyn Cook
While provocative rhetoric
is not uncommon from North Korea, expert observers of that isolated
nation warn that such a statement should not be taken lightly. It comes
just weeks after the country conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date, triggering sanctions and fierce condemnation from the United Nations Security Council.
Analysts estimate that the latest test, which North Korea claims was an H-bomb, was approximately 17 times as strong as
the bomb that devastated the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World
War II. Yet as tensions rise, neither Kim nor Trump appears ready to
back down or seek a diplomatic solution to the standoff.
- What Is An H-Bomb?
- Will North Korea Really Detonate One?
- How Would It Happen?
- What Are The Risks?
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