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Definition of keep it real
keep it real
verb
- to stay true to one's self; to resist the temptation to be fake.
I'm not acting like someone else, I'm trying to keep it real.
- See more words with the same meaning: to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess.
Last edited on Dec 10 1997. Submitted by Anonymous from Blair High Rd, Omaha, NE, USA on Dec 10 1997.
- to be true to "the game," whatever the game happens to be.
My homie Dana be keepin' it real.
- See more words with the same meaning: to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess.
Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Chris A. from Boston, MA, USA on Jun 23 1998.
- to stay cool.
I'll see ya later dawg. Keep it real.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Jun 18 1999. Submitted by christine from Florida, Free State, South Africa on Jun 18 1999.
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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
| Definitions include: Spelling variant of gangster. | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation like "Cool" or "Awesome." | |
| Definitions include: cool. | |
| Definitions include: tacky; gaudy; sleazy; marked by showing lack of style;. | |
| Definitions include: to get really drunk, wasted. | |
| Definitions include: really good, attractive, or just cool. | |
| Definitions include: great; excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: very nasty. | |
| Definitions include: very nice looking or cool. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent, cool. | |
| Definitions include: very neat; "cool"; "spiffy". | |
| Definitions include: hung-over from alcohol. | |
| Definitions include: really cool or awesome | |
| Definitions include: good or someone that is cool. | |
| Definitions include: Cool, wicked, etc. | |
Other terms relating to 'to be true, tell the truth, honest, confess': | |
| Definitions include: to inform about a crime. | |
| Definitions include: "serious"; "not lying". | |
| Definitions include: serious, not kidding. | |
| Definitions include: "for real though", i.e. "seriously though". | |
| Definitions include: an event that makes one realize the truth about something. | |
| Definitions include: to confess. | |
| Definitions include: to "represent". | |
| Definitions include: to act without worrying about decorum. | |
| Definitions include: truthful, honest. | |
| Definitions include: to act as oneself - to not put on a facade. | |
| Definitions include: honestly. | |
| Definitions include: honest talk. | |
| Definitions include: to waste time in order to avoid confrontation or a potentially uncomfortable situation. | |
| Definitions include: to be truthful. | |
| Definitions include: used when you need to get your point across. | |
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Other terms relating to 'it': | |
| Definitions include: in support of. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it". | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: for a male to have sexual intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground. | |
| Definitions include: not showering before bed after working all day. | |
| Definitions include: to display bling-bling. | |
| Definitions include: to completely fail a task. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "bend over here it comes again." | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: to move very fast. | |
| Definitions include: to drink heavily. | |
| Definitions include: see about it. | |
| Definitions include: to be in agreement with something or wanting to do something. | |
Other terms relating to 'keep': | |
| Definitions include: "keep buggering on", i.e. don't give up. | |
| Definitions include: to hide. | |
| Definitions include: to monitor new information or rumors. | |
| Definitions include: to supervise a person. | |
| Definitions include: to watch for. | |
| Definitions include: to remain courageous. | |
| Definitions include: to restrain from laughing. | |
| Definitions include: to keep one's composure. | |
| Definitions include: sardonic retort to "No shit, Sherlock!" | |
| Definitions include: from football, but referring to an object that you like. | |
| Definitions include: statement of encouragement. | |
| Definitions include: to tell the truth. | |
| Definitions include: to keep it real. | |
| Definitions include: doing things in way a gangster would. | |
| Definitions include: to not be promiscuous. | |
Other terms relating to 'real': | |
| Definitions include: to act as oneself - to not put on a facade. | |
| Definitions include: champagne to our real friends, real pain to our sham friends | |
| Definitions include: "for real". | |
| Definitions include: "for real". | |
| Definitions include: "Are you telling me the truth?" or "I'm telling you the truth." | |
| Definitions include: "for real", i.e. "seriously". | |
| Definitions include: "for real though", i.e. "seriously though". | |
| Definitions include: statement of disbelief. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "in real life". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "in the real world". | |
| Definitions include: to tell the truth about something. | |
| Definitions include: truthful, honest. | |
| Definitions include: Alternate form of on the real. | |
| Definitions include: acting true to one's self. | |
| Definitions include: something legitimate. | |
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