"Truthiness" --coined by Stephen Colbert -- truth that comes from your gut rather than reference books -- has been named the word of the year.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/09/word.year.ap/index.html
"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."
I wonder what the relationship between "truthiness" and Pope Benedict XVI's "relativism" is.
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