truthy

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

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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

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

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