Original: Merriam-Webster 's Word of the Year 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 .
Simplified: It was also selected by the Merriam-Webster dictionary on December 10 , 2006 as its 2006 Word of the Year .