for real life

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for real life

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Perhaps a Blend of for real + real life. Popularised by the 2018 Australian animated children's TV series Bluey, but attested earlier.

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informal Synonym of in reality, occurring in real life as opposed to play or make believe. Sure, letting the neighbourhood kids set up a doctor's surgery in your loungeroom can end in chaos and crocodile attacks (as in the episode, The Doctor). But when Bingo goes to hospital for real life, the neighbours are at the ready with healing help (episode: Bumpy and the Wise Old Wolfhound).
Similar: in reality, occurring in real life as opposed to play or make believe
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, real life.

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@misc{for_real_life_2026,
  title = {for real life},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20real%20life},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}