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Word of the Year - "Truthiness"

Posted by Zonk on from the oh-that-loveable-rascal dept.

KingSkippus writes "Stephen Colbert calls it 'truth that comes from the gut, not books.' Merriam-Webster calls it their 2006 Word of the Year. The word, first introduced [Windows media] on 'The Word' segment of The Colbert Report, won by a five-to-one margin. In spite of Colbert's ironic dismissal of dictionaries and other reference books, will Colbert's coined word actually be added to those books? With media outlets like CNN and MSNBC covering it, the idea may very well have truthiness."

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  1. Poster needs to look up the definition... by Nrbelex · · Score: 5, Informative

    Ironic that the post here misuses the word...

  2. Wait! What about good ol' YouTube? by denmarkw00t · · Score: 5, Informative

    The word, first introduced [Windows media]...

    Try:
    The word, first introduced...

  3. Grammar Nazi Alert!!! by Chineseyes · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Fo Sho" lost its appeal circa 2000 with the release of Snoop Dogg's The Last Meal but the term was not universally disposed as a term of affirmation until the release of Jay-Z's The Blueprint circa 2001 due to the popularity of the single Izzo(H.O.V.A) which borrowed heavily from Snoop Dogg's supposed "Crip Colloquialism". In actuality the proper terminology to express agreement with another party would be "Fo Shizzle" which is not "Crip Colloquialism" but a form of expression first invented by an often forgotten Funk band known as Gap Band

    What are they teaching people in school these days? ;-)

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