for real

for real
informal
1) if something is for real, you are doing it seriously, not just practising or pretending
2) is someone for real?
spoken used for showing that you think that someone is funny, stupid, or surprising

Look at that outfit he's wearing – is he for real?


English dictionary. 2014.

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