An Australian and New Zealand informal expression used to emphasise that what someone is saying is genuinely true — equivalent to 'I mean it' or 'no lie.' The rhyming name 'Ruth' functions like a rhyming tag to add emphasis and a slight folksy flavour. Part of a broader Antipodean tradition of such emphatic rhyming tags.
It's the truth, Ruth — I saw it with my own eyes.
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(AU, NZ, informal) What I am telling you is true.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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