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`Truthiness' is named Word of the Year SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - After 12 months of naked partisanship on Capitol Hill, on cable TV and in the blogosphere, the word of the year for 2006 is ... "truthiness."
The word — if one can call it that — best summed up 2006, according to an online survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster. "Truthiness" was credited to Comedy Central satirist Stephen Colbert, who defined it as "truth that comes from the gut, not books." "We're at a point where what constitutes truth is a question on a lot of people's minds, and truth has become up for grabs," said Merriam-Webster president John Morse. "`Truthiness' is a playful way for us to think about a very important issue." Other Top 10 finishers included "war," "insurgent," "sectarian" and "corruption." But "truthiness" won 5-to-1, Morse said. Colbert, who once derided the folks at Springfield-based Merriam-Webster as the "word police" and a bunch of "wordinistas," was pleased. "Though I'm no fan of reference books and their fact-based agendas, I am a fan of anyone who chooses to honor me," he said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "And what an honor," he said. "Truthiness now joins the lexicographical pantheon with words like `squash,' `merry,' `crumpet,' `the,' `xylophone,' `circuitous,' `others' and others." Colbert first uttered "truthiness" during an October 2005 broadcast of "The Colbert Report," his parody of combative, conservative talk shows. | |
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IrresistibleB1tch said: I posted that just for you | |
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Can I get 'bootiness' credited to me? | |
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coolcat said: Can I get 'bootiness' credited to me?
SURE ! | |
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Mach said: coolcat said: Can I get 'bootiness' credited to me?
SURE ! | |
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Mach said: IrresistibleB1tch said: I posted that just for you thanks, sweetie! | |
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evenstar3 said: Moving to P & R ! | |
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Mach said: Moving to P & R ! | |
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evenstar3 said: I must have that girl. | |
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evenstar3 said: oh man... sweeeeet! | |
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I hope his head doesn't get too big from all this (his real one, not the one he uses on tv) | |
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