Slangipedia - Slang Dictionary

1

When you only believe stuff that you have proof for and ignore everything else because it’s easier and less annoying.

I don’t care what the weather says. I have a fact that it’s always sunny in my head.

My dog ate my homework. That’s a fact. Your opinion is garbage.

I don’t need to prove it. I have a fact. You don’t.

2

A New York thing that means you’re agreeing with something or pointing out that it’s true, even if it’s not.

‘That’s a fact,’ he said, even though he had no idea what he was talking about.

She said, ‘That’s a fact,’ and I believed her. I was a fool.

‘That’s a fact,’ he said, like it was law.

3

When something is true, correct, and you’re not lying to yourself about it.

‘That’s true,’ he said, even though he was lying to himself.

‘That’s right,’ she said, but she was wrong.

‘Word,’ he said, like it was the only thing that mattered.

4

When you’re really fat, really mad, and you’re doing something stupid because of it.

He was so fat, angry, and acting like a fool. It was beautiful.

She was fat, angry, and acting like she was the president.

He was factful, and it made everyone else look good.

5

A kind of truth that’s only true if you pick the facts that make it look good and ignore the rest.

He used only the facts he wanted to make it look like he was right.

She picked the best facts and ignored the rest like it was a game.

He said it was true, but only part of it was.

6

A magical word that when you write it in all caps and add an exclamation mark, it turns anything into the truth, even if it’s not.

‘FACT!’ he shouted, and suddenly everyone believed him.

She wrote ‘FACT!’ in all caps and no one questioned her.

He said ‘FACT!’ like it was the last word in the dictionary.

7

The imaginary place most people think their opinions live in, even though they’re not real.

He thought his opinion lived in the land of factfulness. It didn’t.

She believed her opinion was in factfulness. It was in nonsense.

He lived in factfulness, and it was the only place he knew.