true blue
Short definition from Wiktionary
Adjective
- Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.
- Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true: Patriotic.
- 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.
- 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.
- Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.
- Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest: Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.
- Aristocratic by birth.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, blue.
- Alternative form of true blue.
Noun
- A faithful partisan or supporter of a cause, person, political party, etc.
- A blue dye from Coventry, England, famous for not washing out.
- A precisely defined pure blue, as for example web color #0000FF = RGB(0,0,255).
- Alternative form of true blue.
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