Merriam-Webster's Word of 2006: "Truthiness"

Merriam-Webster's Word of 2006: "Truthiness"


Updated 12/14/06 6:26 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Merriam-Webster's Word of 2006 is "truthiness." Coined by Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, "truthiness" is defined as follows: "Truth that comes from the gut, not books." Watch Colbert gloat about the honor here. Colbert introducing "truthiness" last year:

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