December 11th 3:35PM by
Dustin Chinn
WOTY
The wordinistas at Merriam-Webster have spoken, and their word of the year for 2006 is:
The Colbert-coined term beat out the rest of the field by a factor of 5-1. Other candidates included:
Google
Decider
War
Insurgent
Terrorism
Vendetta
Sectarian
Quagmire
Corruption
What nominees were left off the list? Whither "macaca" or "sugartits"?
Regardless, congrats to Stephen, who sent this missive to the word police:
"Though I'm no fan of reference books and their fact-based agendas, I am a fan of anyone who chooses to honor me.
"And what an honor. Truthiness now joins the lexicographical pantheon with words like `squash,' `merry,' `crumpet,' `the,' `xylophone,' `circuitous,' `others' and others."
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