ridgy-didge
/ˈrɪdʒidɪdʒ
/adjective Australian informal
Genuine, original, or good: a true-blue ridgy-didge Aussie...
- Running a yarn to protect an in-house show is one thing - pretending it's a ridgy-didge story with real world protagonists just further demeans your image.
- I suppose he was wanting to come over all ridgy-didge but, strike me pink, instead he ends up looking a right galah.
Origin
1950s: from ridge, an old slang term meaning 'gold, gold coin'.
- press cutter
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- press drill
- pressel
- presse-pâte
- presser
- presser bar
- presser foot
- press fastener
- press fit
- press-fitted
- press-forged
- press gallery
- press gang
- press handout
- press house
- pressie
- pressing
- pressing board
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- pressing paper