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Fanciful diminutive of obsolete ridge (“real; used in reference to gold”). Australian from 1953.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ridgy-didge
Today it means: Genuine, authentic, true; honest, upright. Full definition →
Today it means: Genuine, authentic, true; honest, upright. Full definition →
Fanciful diminutive of obsolete ridge (“real; used in reference to gold”). Australian from 1953.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.