During last night’s final presidential debate, while discussing his immigration policy, Republican nominee Donald Trump said: “We have some bad hombres here and we’re going to get them out.”
Among those who decried the GOP nominee on Twitter for using the Spanish word to imply that Latino immigrants are criminals, emerged another group that ran with an infectious joke comparing “bad hombre” to “bad ombré,” the hairstyle trend where strands are dyed to gradually lighten from the roots to the tips.
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Much of the criticism stems from Trump’s mispronunciation of the word “hombre,” which means man in Spanish.
In fact, people were so confused by his terminology that they took to online dictionary Merriam Webster. The site reported a 120,000 per cent spike in searches for the word “hombre,” as well as the word “ombré.” (The word “ombre” without the accent, was also mistakenly searched. It is a three-handed card game that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.) The phenomenal search prompted the venerable site to tweet an explanation.
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Although Trump’s comments throughout the debate spurred the most humorous online responses, Hillary Clinton’s white suit, while widely applauded, was also a target.
The presidential election will take place on Nov. 8.
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