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Trump lingo 101: Is he saying 'bigly' or 'big league'?

Mary Bowerman
USA TODAY Network
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at the audience at the conclusion of the third and final presidential debate at University of Nevada Las Vegas.

The American people want to know: Is "bigly" a word?

According to Dictionary.com, bigly is, indeed, a word.

During the presidential debate, Donald Trump used the word “bigly” several times, and many sitting at home took notice.

One of the most popular fact check questions about Donald Trump on Google was whether “bigly,” or what we are assuming means “big way or big time,” is an actual word.

Many on social media, pointed out that "bigly" sounds like "big league." So, which is it?

Maybe he uses the words interchangeably.

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Some noted that it doesn't really matter.

Team big league.

In 2015, campaign spokeswoman Hop Hicks told Slate, it's “big league," not bigly.

Tomato, Tomahto, right?

You decide, America.

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