real, the n.
the genuine article, esp. in the phr. what’s the real?, what’s going on? what’s the meaning?
![]() | Bell’s Life in London 23 Dec. 2/5: Jem Ward for a lusty tureen [...] order’d to give ’em four quarts of the real. | |
![]() | F&H]. | Blacklog Studies 4: A cynic might suggest as the motto of modern life this simple legend – ‘Just as good as the real’ [|
![]() | Street Players 48: That’s right, baby...the real will come out. |
In phrases
(US black teen) honestly, sincerely, truthfully.
![]() | Central Sl. 39: on the real [...] ‘I ain’t never carried no gun; on the real’. | |
![]() | College Sl. Research Project (Cal. State Poly. Uni., Pomona) [Internet] On the real (phrase) For real, I’m telling you the truth, and let me tell you something. | |
![]() | Tuff 181: On the real, though [...] We need a voice. One of us speaking. |