President Donald Trump often coins new terms that are picked up and used widely, not only by his supporters in the public domain but also by the White House in official correspondence.

A prime example of this occurred when Trump coined the insult “Panican” in April, to describe those he said were too quick to panic upon the announcement of his “reciprocal” tariffs being announced on what he called America’s “Liberation Day.” Pushing back against the criticism of his levies, which sparked widespread recession fears , Trump urged Americans not to be a “panican.” The term has since often been used by the MAGA base, and has even featured in official White House announcements .

Trump’s hankering for assigning new words has been something of a tradition since his first term, during whi

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