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true-blue

true-blue

7 6.8
Very loyal and always supporting a person, group, or cause
  • adjective
  • /truː bluː/
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  • I was born in England, and while I'm proud of my English heritage, I am doubly proud to be a true-blue, fair-dinkum Aussie.
  • a true-blue conservative
  • true-blue fans
  • a true-blue American

So look, I'm true blue HBO, they're they're my life and I love them.

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Examples

  • As a true blue KU football fan, I have to believe.

    Blog text (25)

  • My son was true-blue, Mr. Wales.

    The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

  • I've been true blue to you since the day we met.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • My hardships as a true-blue American kid.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • You may be a foreigner, but you're true-blue.

    Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

  • Michaela (Scriptorium Blogorium) is a true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool BYU Cougar who just happened to finish her degree at Arizona State University in Literature, Writing, and Film.

    Blog text (2)

  • You, my friend, are a true-blue supporter who always stands by me.

  • Despite facing many challenges, she has remained a true-blue friend throughout the years.

  • In times of crisis, he proved to be a true-blue ally, never wavering in his support.

Synonyms

loyal
vstrue-blue
505 1.0

Always supporting a person or group, especially in hard times

is completely unwavering in allegiance not only outwardly steady or supportive
faithful
vstrue-blue
104 1.8

Loyal and steady in support of a person, group, or idea

is completely unwavering in support rather than merely remaining loyal
truehearted
vstrue-blue
  • Literature
6.3

Loyal and steady in support for a person or cause

is broad complete loyalty not limited to friends causes or oaths

Antonyms

disloyal
30 4.2

Not supporting or being faithful to people you should support

unfaithful
2 3.8

Not loyal to a job, promise, or duty

How Loyal

true-blue
7 6.8
devoted
80 3.4
faithful
104 1.8
loyal
505 1.0

Surface Forms

true-blue positive

Morphology

true-blue = true + blue (opaque) = true + blue

'True-blue' is an idiomatic compound meaning 'completely loyal' rather than literally 'genuinely blue', so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from the components.

Etymology

True-blue comes from the old idea that a deep blue dye stayed 'true' and did not fade. So someone called true-blue is like that colour — they do not change and stay 'loyal'.