Also true.

phrase used when the other person has proved your point wrong or otherwise contradicted you. indicates that the other person’s statement is true while not conceding that your point was false.

usually said in a contemplative manner with a knowing head nod.

compare touche.


“Ooh, he his HOT! And he’s TOTALLY into me.”

“He’s married. And I heard he has a third nipple.”

“Also true.”

“Abraham Lincoln was such a tool; he put people in jail for talking trash about the union!”

“yeah, but he totally ended slavery.”

“Also true.”

Also true.

phrase used when the other person has proved your point wrong or otherwise contradicted you. indicates that the other person’s statement is true while not conceding that your point was false.

usually said in a contemplative manner with a knowing head nod.

compare touche.


“Ooh, he his HOT! And he’s TOTALLY into me.”

“He’s married. And I heard he has a third nipple.”

“Also true.”

“Abraham Lincoln was such a tool; he put people in jail for talking trash about the union!”

“yeah, but he totally ended slavery.”

“Also true.”

brain boner

Something that strikes a chord in someone’s thinking, creating a spur of “enlightenment” and stimulation in knowledge, especially in subjects like philosophy & logic.


John: Hey, have you seen that recent philosophical discussion between XXX and YYY on YouTube?

Peter: Yeah, it was so good it gave me a brain boner.