# Anthony Scaramucci is going after Trump

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**Created:** [August 29, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-scaramucci-is-going-after-trump/839416 "2019-08-29T14:49:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-scaramucci-is-going-after-trump/839416/8 "2019-08-29T17:29:12Z")

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Reading OP’s linked article I learned a new word

> [@Dictionary](#):
>
> kay·fabe  
> /ˈkāˌfāb/  
> noun informal • US
> 
> noun: **kayfabe**  
> (in professional wrestling) the fact or convention of presenting staged performances as genuine or authentic.  
> Example: “a masterful job of blending kayfabe and reality”

It immediately occurred to me that this was the word misspelled by Trump when he wrote  
_“Despite the negative press covfefe,”_  
Google shows that some others have noticed this connection, but SDMB has only one inconclusive mention:

> [@Dammit, covfefe means this...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-covfefe-means-this/787775/17):
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> I like that word. So similar to _kayfabe_.

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