proper
adverb, adjectiveInformal
A British English slang term. Browse all British slang.
What it means
Very, really. As an intensifier before an adjective: proper cold, proper good.
Genuine, the real thing. A proper pub, a proper cup of tea.
In use
It was proper cold on the platform.
Now that's a proper breakfast.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- dead, well