Drawn out as 'truuue' — acknowledgement, agreement, or 'oh really'. Often 'ahh true?'
"Can't come, working late." "Ahh true."
"She's moving to Melbourne." "True?!"
Agreement & Reactions · New Zealand slang
True
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Ubiquitous NZ conversational filler.
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