Definitions
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- adjective Australia, colloquial
Genuine ,authentic ,true ;honest ,upright . - adjective Australia, colloquial
Good ,fine .
Etymologies
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Fanciful diminutive of obsolete ridge ("real; used in reference to gold"). Australian from 1953.
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Examples
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The hopper nearly ended up on the menu at Maccas, but he racked off ridgy-didge.
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The hopper nearly ended up on the menu at Maccas, but he racked off ridgy-didge.
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"Everything's ridgy-didge and then all of a sudden an alligator shows up.
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"Everything's ridgy-didge and then all of a sudden an alligator shows up.
The Border Mail 2009
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