ridgy-didge

/ (ˈrɪdʒɪˌdɪdʒ) /

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adjective

Australian and NZ informal genuine; correcta ridgy-didge Aussie bloke

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Words nearby ridgy-didge

ridgetree, ridgeway, Ridgewood, Ridgway, ridgy, ridgy-didge, ridic, ridicule, ridiculous, riding, riding boot

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How to use ridgy-didge in a sentence

The topography varies from gently rolling to hilly and ridgy, with slopes that are sometimes rather steep.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
The drive was over a turnpike for the first seven miles, over a bare, ridgy country, showing little to interest us.
Passages From the English Notebooks, Volume 2|Nathaniel Hawthorne
The country was very ridgy and hilly; and we found it exceedingly difficult to proceed along the river.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
Far forward and to the right, he saw woods and ridgy uplands, and purple-blue beyond the uplands a range of ragged hills.
Hoof and Claw|Charles G. D. Roberts

These terms are given to a surface that resembles a corrugated panel, showing a ridgy, furrowy expanse.
Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting|Mayton Clarence Hillick