on the real

English

Adverb

on the real (not comparable)

  1. (informal) For real, seriously.
    • 1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz:
      Unless you pull out the fat, crispy / Five-dollar bill, on the real, before it's history
    • 2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 55:
      On the real, are you secretly afraid you're gay?