true dat

English

Etymology

Altered pronunciation oftrue that.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

truedat

1. (slang)An emphatic statement ofagreementoraffirmation.

   Synonyms:facts,fax,trufax

   • 2002,Sheila Copeland,Princess Sister,Sepia/BET Books,→ISBN,page227:

     "No one would ever think you were born in Paris."
     "True dat."

   • 2007,Jennifer Echols,The Boys Next Door,Simon Pulse,→ISBN,page109:

     "And Adam looks a lot like Sean."
     "True dat."

   • 201120 January, Bill Prady, Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan, "The Love Car Displacement",episode 4-13 ofThe Big Bang Theory,00:15:19-00:15:33:

     Penny:I really appreciate you letting me stay here tonight.[…]I know it's kind of weird.
     

     Leonard Hofstadter:True dat.
     

     Penny:"True dat?"
     

     Leonard Hofstadter:I've gotten a lot more street since we broke up.
     

   • For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:true dat.

Alternative forms

• tru dat
• true that