"for reals" meaning in English

See for reals in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-for reals.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} for reals (not comparable)
  1. (slang) for real. Tags: not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-for_reals-en-adj-zGC1qGSF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Adverb

Audio: En-au-for reals.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} for reals (not comparable)
  1. (slang) for real. Tags: not-comparable, slang Synonyms: for realsies
    Sense id: en-for_reals-en-adv-zGC1qGSF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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