The Donald

English

Etymology

Coined by Donald Trump's first wife, Ivana Trump, who referred to him as such in a 1989 cover story for Spy magazine.[1]

Proper noun

The Donald

  1. (informal) Nickname for Donald Trump.
    • 2015 August 22, Maureen Dowd, “Donald Trump Struts in His Own Pageant”, in The New York Times‎[2], archived from the original on 22 August 2015:
      The Donald's strange pompadour and Hillary's strange server have eclipsed all the usual primary permutations.

References

  1. ^ Argetsinger, Amy (1 September 2015) “Why does everyone call Donald Trump 'The Donald'? It's an interesting story.”, in The Washington Post‎[1], archived from the original on 3 November 2015
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