Dictionary makers, Meriam-Webster, have anounced the highly scientific and credible results of an online survey to find the word of the year for 2006.
That word is truthiness. (HT The Croydonian)
For a definition see:
The coiner of the word, Stephen Colbert, had this to say about the honour:
“Though I'm no fan of reference books and their fact-based agendas, I am a fan of anyone who chooses to honour me,” he said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
“And what an honour,” he said. “Truthiness now joins the lexicographical pantheon with words like ‘squash,' ‘merry,' ‘crumpet,' ‘the,' ‘xylophone,' ‘circuitous,' ‘others' and others.”
Truly a deserving winner.
Yours sincerely,
Mild Colonial Boy, Esq.
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