for real en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(informal) Genuine, true; serious, earnest.
Some people / Are up to no good, ah / But baby, I'm for real / I'm as real as real can get
1971, “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get”, performed by The Dramatics:Are you seriously like actually for real?
Nobody is paying $500 for this shit. Be so fucking for real right now.
Oh, what do you think about that / Now you know how I feel / Say you could handle my love, are you for real?
1996, “Wannabe”, in Spice, performed by Spice Girls:[…] demonstration sponsored by the library may make the library more' "for real" to the inner-city person
1968 September 6, “Outreach in the inner city makes library 'for real'”, in Christian Science Monitor:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forreal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most for real | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| fr | Abbr=Yes | alternative | lexicographic |
| for reals | alternative | lexicographic | |
| for realsies | alternative | lexicographic | |
| for-real | alternative, used only in the comparative or superlative, usually | lexicographic | |
| foreal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more for real | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (33)
sv korrekt (genuine, true or natural) · de real (genuine, true or natural) · sv riktig (genuine, true or natural) · de wahr (genuine, true or natural) · fr pour de vrai (genuine, true or natural) · tr vallahi (genuine, true or natural) · ru реальный (genuine, true or natural) · th จริงดิ (genuine, true or natural) · fi aito (genuine, true or natural) · fr véridique (genuine, true or natural) · tr gerçekten (genuine, true or natural) · sv sann (genuine, true or natural) · ja マジ (genuine, true or natural) · fi totta (genuine, true or natural) · tts อีหลีติ (genuine, true or natural) · th จริงอะ (genuine, true or natural) · ar جادّ (genuine, true or natural) · aeb بالرسمي (genuine, true or natural) · es de veras (genuine, true or natural) · aeb بجدك (genuine, true or natural) · de wahrhaftig (genuine, true or natural) · eo ĉu vere? (genuine, true or natural) · es de verdad (genuine, true or natural) · de wirklich (genuine, true or natural) · sv på riktigt (genuine, true or natural) · cmn 真實 /真实 (genuine, true or natural) · ar صادق (genuine, true or natural) · tr cidden (genuine, true or natural) · tr gerçek (genuine, true or natural) · th ถามจริง (genuine, true or natural) · ca de debò (genuine, true or natural) · fi tosi (genuine, true or natural) · de Realität (genuine, true or natural)