Obama's shade on Trump has people looking up 'demagogue'

President Barack Obamamade an oblique reference to Donald Trumpin hisspeech at theDemocratic National Convention in Philadelphiaon Wednesday, calling him a "homegrown demagogue,"which had people running for the dictionary.

However, it seems many viewers misheard the president, who alsohailed Hillary Clinton as his political successor,because the similar-sounding word "demigod" also saw a spike in lookups,according to Merriam-Webster's Twitter account.

The dictionary editors were kind enough to provide a definition directly on Twitter, complete with emojis,saving us all a click.

The former New York mayor, Michael Bloomberg, also called Trump a "dangerous demagogue," in a speech earlier in the evening.

Obamawasn't talking directly about Trump in this section of his speech, but the reference to the Republican candidate is clear:

"America has changed over the years. But these values my grandparents taught me they haven't gone anywhere. They're as strong as ever; still cherished by people of every party, every raceand every faith," said Obama.

"That's why anyone who threatens our values, whether fascists, or Communists, or jihadists,or homegrown demagogues, will always fail in the end," he said.

"Demogogue" was also a trendingGooglesearch term, but the @GoogleTrendsaccount noted a spike in searches for one of U.S. Vice-PresidentJoe Biden'scatchphrases as well.