The Donald

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The Donald¹

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Coined by Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, who referred to him as such in a 1989 cover story for Spy magazine.

proper noun the Donald

  1. informal Nickname for Donald Trump. The Donald's strange pompadour and Hillary's strange server have eclipsed all the usual primary permutations.

the Donald²

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  1. Alternative letter-case form of The Donald And anyway, if you read the fine print, the poll doesn't really mean much, having been culled from a self-selected group of Internet surfers who clicked banner ads displaying Trump's face. But then, such details don't bother the Donald, as he is known to his fans, or Mr. T, as some employees refer t

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"The Donald." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/the%20donald.

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@misc{the_donald_2026,
  title = {The Donald},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20donald},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}