 On December 10 , 2006 the Merriam @-@ Webster Dictionary announced that " truthiness " was selected as its 2006 Word of the Year on Merriam @-@ Webster 's Words of the Year , based on a reader poll , by a 5 – 1 margin over the second @-@ place word google . " 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 . " However , despite winning Word of the Year , the word does not appear in the 2006 edition of the Merriam @-@ Webster English Dictionary . In response to this omission , during " The Wørd " segment on December 12 , 2006 Colbert issued a new page 1344 for the tenth edition of the Merriam Webster dictionary that featured " truthiness " . To make room for the definition of " truthiness " , including a portrait of Colbert , the definition for the word " try " was removed with Colbert stating " Sorry , try . Maybe you should have tried harder . " He also sarcastically told viewers to " not " download the new page and " not " glue it in the new dictionary in libraries and schools . 
