Ridgy-didge

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Genuine, authentic, true; honest, upright. Australia, colloquial

    "Are you ridgy-didge? - Do you really mean that? Are you telling the truth?"

  2. 2
    Good, fine. Australia, colloquial

    "2001, Bryce Courtenay, Four Fires, Volume 1, 2010, Large print edition, page 278, Sit them in the dam, wait for the fire to pass over, everything will be ridgy-didge."

Synonyms

All synonyms
dinkumdinky-diefair dinkumfor real

Example

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"Are you ridgy-didge? - Do you really mean that? Are you telling the truth?"

Etymology

Fanciful diminutive of obsolete ridge (“real; used in reference to gold”). Australian from 1953.

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