Everyone is freaking out about President Trump, according to Merriam-Webster
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary's Twitter account, which has had quite an active election season between fact-checking America's vocabulary and tossing out burns, has come back with a more somber tone about the incoming Trump administration.
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On Sunday night, the dictionary tweeted out a list of the top word lookups, just a few hours ahead of Trump's appearance on 60 Minutes, his first major interview since he defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
📈 Top lookups right now, in order:
fascism
bigot
xenophobe
racism
socialism
resurgence
xenophobia
misogynyhttps://t.co/Y1nrjCtOWq— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 13, 2016
That is an incredibly depressing list. Giving it extra heft is the blog post attached to the tweet, showing the spike in searches for the word "misogyny" in the wake of Trump's victory.
Not to read too much into things, but a few other tweets from the dictionary in the days after the election hint at the feelings of some across the country.
Please enjoy this article on the history of the word 'farce'. https://t.co/ZZ5nxjnFQm
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 11, 2016
Good morning! The #WordOfTheDay is facetious. https://t.co/Yth0dcfici
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 12, 2016
Of course, it all could just be a coincidence.