true-blue

adjective

\ ˈtrü-ˈblü

Definition of true-blue

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : marked by unswerving loyalty (as to a party)

2 : genuine a true-blue romantic

true blue

noun

Definition of true blue (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person who is true-blue

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But despite a rackety childhood living in exile—first in France, then England, Germany, and at boarding school in Scotland—the Duke of Edinburgh’s blood ran true blue. — Juliet Rieden, Town & Country, "At 98, Prince Philip Is the Last of the Old-School Royals," 10 June 2019 Her pictures trace the companionship of a boy and his puppy through the years—and through variants of a single color—to the true blue period, when the boy is a young man and the dog has reached the end of his life. — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, "Children’s Books: Best of 2018," 7 Dec. 2018 Her shade picks: St. Tropez Sunset, a shiny pinky coral and Iconic Red, a matte true blue-red. — Meg Hemphill, The Hollywood Reporter, "Karl Lagerfeld + ModelCo Makeup Drops Today," 14 May 2018 Tonight's full moon won't be blue, but there have been true blue moons in the past, according to NASA. — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, "Blue moon 2018: Second -- and last -- blue moon of year rises tonight," 1 Dec. 2017 But a decade ago, Diehl, now a leading candidate for his party’s US Senate nomination, was voting true blue. — Frank Phillips, BostonGlobe.com, "GOP candidate Geoff Diehl once voted true blue," 13 Mar. 2018 But the return for Cole felt light, and McCutchen’s trade didn’t bring back any true blue-chippers either. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Pirates Continue Their Teardown by Trading Andrew McCutchen to the Giants," 15 Jan. 2018 Beyond the logistical constraints, any attempts to change the tax code are also riddled with political uncertainty, even in a true blue state like New York. — Vivian Wang And Jesse Mckinley, New York Times, "Saying You Want to Reform the Tax Code? Easy. Doing It? Less So.," 18 Jan. 2018 But a true blue-chip addition to Chicago’s core isn’t coming by any means other than the draft. — Jeremy Woo, SI.com, "Are the Bulls Losing Long-Term by Winning Now?," 20 Dec. 2017

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