--- title: Donald Trump: Merriam-Webster Responds to ‘Covfefe’ Tweet description: Merriam-Webster said it regretted entering the storm of confusion sparked by President Donald Trump's late-night "convfefe" tweet canonical: https://time.com/4799171/merriam-webster-donald-trump-covfefe/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-31T12:36:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T05:10:59.171Z article:section: Politics og:title: Merriam-Webster Couldn’t Even Deal With President Trump’s ‘Covfefe’ Tweet og:description: "Regrets checking Twitter. 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President Trump speaks at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 29, 2017 in Arlington, VA. Olivier Douliery—Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly May 31, 2017 12:36 PM UTC [Merriam-Webster](http://motto.time.com/4729330/merriam-webster-social-media-team-donald-trump/) on Wednesday regretted entering the storm of confusion sparked by [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4799145/donald-trump-covfefe-meme/)‘s late-night “convfefe” tweet. The dictionary company, which has [developed a reputation](http://time.com/4774687/merriam-webster-dictionary-politics-donald-trump-hillary-clinton/) for political snark on social media, said it regretted checking Twitter and discovering what people were looking up in the dictionary after Trump’s apparent typo. “Despite the constant negative press covfefe,” Trump wrote in a tweet shortly after midnight on Wednesday, leaving the internet hanging. Hours later, he deleted the tweet and challenged his followers to [figure out its true meaning](http://time.com/4799145/donald-trump-covfefe-meme/?xid=homepage). “Who can figure out the true meaning of “covfefe” ??? Enjoy!” he wrote. 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