truthy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 References 1.2.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From truth + -y. First attested in early 19th century; reintroduced into modern use by Stephen Colbert in 2005.

[edit] Adjective

truthy (comparative truthier, superlative truthiest)

1. (obsolete) Faithful; true
   • c. 1800, J. H. Colls, Theodore:

     You ... are afraid Theodore your sweetheart shouldn't prove truthy.

2. (slang) Truthful, or seeming to be true

[edit] Usage notes

• In slang, often used ironically, to suggest that something that seems true is not borne out in reality.

  Truthy, not facty.

[edit] Synonyms

• faithful; honest
• truthlike; truthful, truthsome, veridical

[edit] Derived terms

• truthiness

[edit] References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884-1928, and First Supplement, 1933

[edit] See also

• facty