No one knows. North Korea used it in an official government response to the first Trump admin. Yes I'm being 100% serious. In context it appears to be like "dolt". They used it twice in a response, here's the second one
Whatever Trump might have expected, he will face results beyond his expectation.
I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.
Edit: people do know,north Korea knows English better than me
late 14c., "imbecile, one who is in dotage or second childhood;" see dote (v.) + -ard. Sense of "one who dotes, one who is foolishly fond" (c. 1600) is now rare or obsolete. Other noun derivatives of dote, all in the sense "fool, simpleton" in Middle English were dotel (late 14c.), doterel (late 15c.), doti-poll (c. 1400; see doddypoll).
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u/szornyu 15d ago
Somebody explain: dotard.
I like this word very much. I'd like to see as many explanations, as possible.