true blue

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tro̅o̅′blo̅o̅′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
true′ blue′, 
    1. a nonfading blue dye or pigment.
    2. a person who is true-blue.
    3. (in the 17th century) the color adopted by the Covenanters in contradistinction to the royal red.
    • 1665–75

true-blue  (tro̅o̅′blo̅o̅′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. unwaveringly loyal or faithful;
    staunch;
    unchangingly true.
  • 1665–75

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈtrue-ˈblue,  adj. 
  1. completely loyal or faithful:a true-blue friend.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
true-blue adj
  1. unwaveringly or staunchly loyal, esp to a person, a cause, a country, etc
 n true blue
  1. chiefly Brit a staunch royalist or patriot
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