'Truthiness' is Word of The Year

CNN reported today that "a panel of linguists has decided the word that best reflects 2005 is "truthiness," defined as the quality of stating concepts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than the facts."

Ok. This story is making me a little bit Cruisazy.

In all truthiness, if these linguists, lexicologists, editors and academics are picking the "word" of the year...how come so many of the runner-up "words" are, in facty, "phrases," like "muffin top," "whale tail," or "jump the couch?"

These particular linguists seem to have their whale tails where their brains should be.

To be facty about it, last time I checked, a phrase was made up of two or more words, and a word was--duhhhh--made up of one word.

I think it only fair that I announce my new word of the year for a linguist or lexicologist judge who can't distinguish between a word and a phrase: "lingbat"

The runner up?-- "Mislexicon"

Link: CNN.com - 'Truthiness' is� word of the year - Jan 7, 2006