Trump translator: What Trump really means

Supporters of Donald Trump say people cannot, or should not, take what he says literally. So how can people understand what Trump really means when he speaks?

To assist you, we here at J-TWO-O have carefully analyzed Trump's most frequently spoken words and deciphered, or translated, them for you in this handy chart.

Now when you listen to Trump, or read about something he said or tweeted, you can understand what he really meant.

THE TRUMP TRANSLATOR
When Trump says…	What it really means is…
Amazing	Not so amazing; ordinary; really bad
Bad people	People who call out Trump’s lies
Best	Worst
Big League (often misinterpreted as “Bigly”)	That whatever or whomever Trump is referring to is screwed, big time.
Crooked	That person is smarter than Trump (and less crooked, dishonest).
Dishonest	Someone said or published the truth about Trump or one of his advisors or businesses and he doesn’t like it. So he’s trying to discredit the person or organization.
Failing	That person or business is succeeding (most likely in debunking something Trump says), or that person or organization said or did something Trump didn’t like, so he’s trying to discredit it.
Fake News	That news organization is printing the (uncomfortable, unflattering) truth about Trump and/or one of his businesses or associates.
Fantastic	Fantastic for Trump and millionaires like him. Bad for everyone else.
Huge	Small, like Trump’s hands
Loser	That person is more popular or smarter than Trump; a winner
Out of control	Out of my, Donald Trump’s, control
Overrated	That person or organization gets (or got) better ratings, won more awards, than Trump; that person or organization said something (probably true) about Trump that Trump didn’t like.
Really smart	Really dumb
Sad	Bad for Trump
Terrible	Terrible for Trump
They	Bad hombres, non-white males, esp. immigrants, and people who either sued Trump or said bad things about him; also news organizations
Tremendous	Small or tiny, soft (like his… hands); bad, poor
We	I, Donald J. Trump
Weak	I can bully that person.
Winning	Losing; a loss for most Americans