'Truthiness' wins Word of the Year - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

theshark8777 · 12-09-2006, 11:08 AM

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (AP) -- 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.

Courtnee · 12-09-2006, 11:26 AM

haha, that's awesome. I love Colbert.

EmoJoe · 12-09-2006, 12:08 PM

that's cool.

Cactus Jack · 12-09-2006, 12:37 PM

AWESOMEEST THING EVER! LOL I LOVE Colbert

tdf4077 · 12-09-2006, 12:53 PM

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AWESOMEEST THING EVER! LOL I LOVE Colbert

Colbert does indeed rock! Way to make up a word then have it become so recognized that it becomes word of the year lol!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 12-09-2006, 03:29 PM

Hell yeah! ahaha I love Stephen Colbert

Cactus Jack · 12-09-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tdf4077

Colbert does indeed rock! Way to make up a word then have it become so recognized that it becomes word of the year lol!

LOL I know

80sTrivia · 12-09-2006, 04:26 PM

Stephen Colbert rocks! :tehcool:

tdf4077 · 12-09-2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Cactus Jack

LOL I know

Now I'm going to have to try to make up a word....i just can't think of one right now...

dragster58 · 12-09-2006, 06:30 PM

UNCOOL!!!!! Too many "-ness" words that don't even exist in the English lingo!!!! Go back to school Colbert!!!! *WINK*

James"Thunder"Early · 12-09-2006, 09:10 PM

Colbert is a riot, especially when he interviews members of Congress.

theshark8777 · 12-09-2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by James"Thunder"Early

Colbert is a riot, especially when he interviews members of Congress.

Yeah I love better know a district lol.

12-09-2006, 11:08 AM	#1
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