true-blue

Adjective

true blue (not comparable)

1. Steadfastly faithful or loyal; unwavering in loyalty; staunch, true.
   • He was a true blue supporter, and would not listen to what he supposed to be the lies of the opposition.
   1. Patriotic.
   2. (UK) Of or pertaining to the (historical) Tory, and now the Conservative, political party; hence, steadfastly conservative.
      • […] Mr. Wenham himself was a staunch old True Blue Tory, and his father a small coal-merchant in the north of England […]1847 January – 1848 July, William Makepeace Thackeray, “In which a Charade is Acted which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader”, in Vanity Fair […], London: Bradbury and Evans […], published 1848, →OCLC...
   3. (Scotland, historical) Of or pertaining to the Scottish Presbyterian or Whig political party in the 17th century; hence, steadfastly Presbyterian.
      • For his Religion it was fit / To match his Learning and his Wit: / 'Twas Presbyterian true blew, / For he was of that stubbon Crew / Of Errant Saints, whom all men grant / To be the true Church Militant: […]1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]. Canto I.”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678...
2. Representing the true essence of something; authentic, genuine, honest.
   • Some upscale, service-oriented dealers say competitors are installing the third-party disk drives in PC XTs and passing them off as true blue PC XTs.1985 May 27, Steven Burke, “Retailing: Dealers Install Non-IBM Parts”, in J. Michael Lowe, editor, InfoWorld, volume 7, number 21, San Mateo, Calif.: Popular Computing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20, column 1

   Synonyms:

   archetypal, quintessential

   1. (Australia, informal, specifically) Representing authentic Australian culture, values, etc.

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