truthiness

According to an interview Stephen Colbert gave on 60 minutes, he defined it this way:

"Truthiness is what you want the facts to be, as opposed to what the facts are. What feels like the right answer, as opposed to what reality will support."

On "The Word" Colbert's example of Truthiness was: If you think about The War in Iraq, maybe there a few missing pieces to the rationale for war, but doesn’t taking Saddam out "feel" like the right thing?

by DavidN September 8, 2006

trustiness

A word that New York Times made up because they couldn't spell truthiness. Stephen Colbert, upon discovering this (he created truthiness), made his next "Word" Cat, so that the Times could have an easier time getting the word right.

N/A, trustiness isn't a fucking word!!!!

by K3n7 September 8, 2008

truthiness

An opinion of what is true, unincumbered by the facts

There is truthiness to WMD in Iraq, Bill Orielly, and the fox channel,

by Tahitikev August 30, 2006

truthiness

derives from the word 'truth'; a satirical term to describe things that a person claims to know intuitively or "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts

"Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don't mean the argument over who came up with the word"

by kelsey gibbz February 23, 2008

trustiness

It's not even a word.

Steven Colbert, father of truthiness, on trustiness: "It's not even a word."

by xTrippleZero April 13, 2006

trapiness

The measure of femininity for a pre-op male to female transsexual (a "trap").

After sufficient trapiness, I'll do her.

by Some Boi March 7, 2009

Truckness

Having the nature of a truck.

My friend has a truck, but only uses it to drive back and forth to work. He doesn't really use his truck for it's truckness.

Did you see that linebacker, that dude has some serious truckness.

by PrimalXander September 9, 2010