Is he for real?

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0Two persons speaking about someone else and how he is so annoying one of  them, so one of them is asking the other: "is he for real?" and the  other annoyed guy respond: "Unfortunately".02br02br00 What it is meant here by 01u01b00"is he for real?"02b02u00.02br02br00 Thanks in advance. 02br02br0-

Avangi · Accepted Answer

0Another similar expression might shed some light: "Do you believe this guy?" (Not "do you believe he's telling the truth?", but "do you believe he's real?")02br
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00It can mean "Is he serious?" or it can mean "Is it possible that anyone could be such a pain in the ****?"0-

CalifJim · Answer

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01cite10Rack114612cite10What it is meant here by 11u11b10"is he for real?"12b12u10.12blockquote

10Is that truly/really the way he is?02br
00In other words his behavior is not just a momentary aberration from his normal behavior. He is not just acting, not just putting on an act for the moment. He really means what he says. He really acts as he does authentically, from his own personality. It's not a joke or a put-on.02br
00CJ 0-

Avangi · Answer

0Hi Jim,02br
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00Just wondering if you thought my alternate (second) definition was reasonable. That is, the speaker accepts the authenticity of the guy and his actions, but wishes to call attention to their extreme nature by implying that no one could really be this "off the wall."02br
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00Best regards, - A. 0-

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