This one word had everyone rushing to Google during the debate
Here we go again.
Of all the topics covered at the final presidential debate, from gun rights to abortion, national debt and immigration, one word generated the highest number of Google searches during the first 40 minutes: Bigly.
Yes bigly, the misheard version of Donald Trump's favorite catchphrase: big league.
The mass confusion was confirmed by Google Trends on Twitter as the gruelling match played out.
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The word even topped the site's trending searches on memes, above "puppet," "bad ombre," "Donald Trump lips for eyes" and "Trump and Putin."
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Merriam-Webster was also on hand to help point out the difference between "bigly" and "big league" -- something the dictionary account has been clarifying since at least February.
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Good to see we're focussing on the important issues here.
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Tim Chester was Senior Editor, Real Time News in Los Angeles. Before that he was Deputy Editor of Mashable UK in London. Prior to joining Mashable, Tim was a Senior Web Editor at Penguin Random House, helping to relaunch the Rough Guides website and other travel brands. He was also a writer for Buzzfeed, GQ and The Sunday Times, covering everything from culture to tech and current affairs. Before that, he was Deputy Editor at NME.COM, overseeing content and development on the London-based music and entertainment site. Tim loves music and travel and has combined these two passions at festivals from Iceland to Malawi and beyond.
