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ridgy-didge

ridgy-didge

1 9.9
Real and not fake
  • adjective
  • Australian
translation icon : auténtico
  • This painting is ridgy-didge and not a copy.

Examples

  • There's nothing like a ridgy-didge Australian barbecue on a summer evening.

  • Some collectors are only interested in ridgy-didge memorabilia, not modern reproductions.

  • He promised the signatures were ridgy-didge, but we needed proof before buying.

  • Is that a ridgy-didge Australian hat?

  • I love this restaurant; their pizza is truly ridgy-didge Italian.

  • When she showed me the ridgy-didge signed print, I knew it was worth a lot.

  • He always wears ridgy-didge Australian-made clothes that reflect his heritage.

Synonyms

authentic
vsridgy-didge
218 3.8

Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake

is informal and playful rather than neutral and formal
legit
vsridgy-didge
  • Informal
1 8.5

To say that something is really true or serious

is more regional and playful than this broader informal emphasis
dinkum
vsridgy-didge
  • Australian
9.9

Real and honest, not false

is more playful and colloquial than that everyday term

How Genuine

authentic
218 3.8
ridgy-didge
  • Australian
1 9.9
inauthentic
6 6.6
fake
833 1.8

Surface Forms

ridgy-didge positive

Etymology

The word ridgy-didge is Australian slang that sounds like a playful rhyme and means 'genuine' or 'real'. One helpful way to remember it is to think of the repeated sound as saying 'the real thing', so Australians call something ridgy-didge when it is not fake.