AUTHENTIC, AUTHENTICATE
ADJECTIVES
► ALL WOOL AND A YARD WIDE authentic; totally trustworthy; thoroughly honourable → 1882
► ALL WOOL, A YARD LONG AND A YARD WIDE authentic, totally trustworthy; thoroughly honourable → 1913
► COPPER-BOTTOMED thoroughly sound, genuine, authentic, trustworthy → 1814
► DINKY-DI authentic, genuine, honest, straightforward → 1916 Aust. & NZ sl.
► FAIR DINK authentic, genuine, honest, straightforward → 1905 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► FAIR DINKUM authentic, genuine, honest, straightforward → 1888 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► PUKKA authentic, true; certain, reliable; proper, socially acceptable → 1776
► RIGHTEOUS genuine, authentic; true, correct, exact → 1543 US sl.
► SIMON-PURE authentic, real, genuine → 1889
► SQUARE DINKUM authentic, genuine, honest, straightforward → 1888 Aust. & NZ colloq.
► STRAIGHT DINKUM authentic, genuine, honest, straightforward → 1894 Aust. & NZ colloq.
NOUNS
► GENUINE ARTICLE, THE something held to be an authentic or excellent example of a particular type → 1794
► REAL SIMON PURE, THE the authentic, real, or genuine thing → 1832
► SIMON PURE, THE the authentic, real, or genuine thing → 1815
NOUNS – PERSON
► GENUINE ARTICLE, THE a person held to be an authentic or excellent example of a particular type → 1794
► REAL SIMON PURE, THE an authentic, real, or genuine person → 1832
► SIMON PURE, THE an authentic, real, or genuine person → 1815
VERBS
► QUALIFY to authenticate; to prove; to make good; to testify to → 1746 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
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