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true blue

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Adjective

  1. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.
  2. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true: Patriotic.
  3. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true: Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.
  4. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true: Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.
  5. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.
  6. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest: Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.
  7. Aristocratic by birth.
  8. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.
  9. Alternative form of true blue.

Noun

  1. A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc.
  2. A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out.
  3. A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255).
  4. Alternative form of true blue.

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