Social media rushes to define Trump’s ‘covfefe’ tweet

WASHINGTON (AP) – A midnight tweet from President Donald Trump has social media trying to find a meaning in the mysterious term “covfefe.”

Trump tweeted just after midnight Eastern time on Wednesday: “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.”

The tweet immediately went viral and became one of the president’s more popular posts.

Trump poked fun at the typo, tweeting around 6 a.m., “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” -? Enjoy!”

Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe" ??? Enjoy!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 31, 2017

Many on Twitter have supplied tongue-in-cheek meanings.

When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that's #covfefe

— Joe Stepowski (@pompeyjoe80) May 31, 2017

One user joked that “covfefe” is already a popular name for babies in states that voted for Trump. Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster checked in with an eye-rolling tweet about people looking up “covfefe” on its website.

Wakes up.
Checks Twitter.
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Uh…
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📈 Lookups fo…
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Regrets checking Twitter.
Goes back to bed.

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) May 31, 2017

Dozens of definitions have been submitted to the Urban Dictionary website, which crowdsources meanings for slang terms.

There have been 1.2 million tweets using the word #covfefe overnight, since President Trump's now deleted tweet: https://t.co/lkrMYBwoM5 pic.twitter.com/5Vhz0vm74r

— Good Morning America (@GMA) May 31, 2017

My dad just bought the CA license plate "COVFEFE." #covfefe pic.twitter.com/WT5bXDTRN3

— Talya Cooper (@talicoop) May 31, 2017

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