right royal

right royal

1. Very fine, enjoyable, or excellent. Primarily heard in UK. I can't wait for Friday—we're going to have a right royal night out on the town. It meant a lot to me that my parents put out such a right royal welcome for me when I came home from university.
2. Absolute; utter; extreme. Primarily heard in UK. This course I started last month is a right royal pain in my arse. Well, this is a right royal mess you've found yourself in, eh Bob?
See also: right, royal
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • cat's pajamas
  • pajama
  • pyjama
  • the cat's pajamas
  • the cat's whiskers/pyjamas
  • be (not) all beer and skittles
  • good trip
  • a good trip
  • be more fun than a barrel of monkeys
  • be out on the town
References in classic literature
A right royal tribunal indeed, and such a one, I warrant, as never before sat together during all the history of ancient Mars.
"Allow me, Miss Patchwork," said the Shaggy Man, "to present my friend, the Right Royal Scarecrow of Oz.
Nevertheless, one hundred and forty pounds, to which was added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect, enabled him to carry himself in right royal fashion.
His truly was a sovereignty of the sweetest kind; a right royal sovereignty moreover, for its title was engraven in the hearts of its subjects.
BLOODY QUEENS: ELIZABETH AND MARY (BBC4, 10pm) A right royal rivalry laced with bitterness and hatred is revealed here in this dramatisation based on letters exchanged between Mary Queen of Scots and her cousin Elizabeth I.
Cheeky Danny Dyer makes a right royal gaff at the Olivier Awards as he makes a play for Camilla.
"We can get regalled out of our brains," Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family (BBC1)
Nearly three million people tuned in to the first episode of Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family, which traced his regal lineage back through the centuries.
Now, he's got a new BBC1 show - Danny Dyer's Right Royal Family - which is more "me and what I'm about", he adds with a cheeky grin, in his famed Cockney accent.
Our Lara is thinking about taking up a hobby 18 LESSONS IN LIFE Royal correspondent Jennie Bond on what she's learnt about life and her fave snapshot 21 STYLE EDIT A clever shampoo 22 FASHION 20 great buys in honour of the Royal Wedding 24 FASHION Sophisticated occasionwear for any fancy events this summer 26 FASHION NOTES Mexican-inspired pieces, new mules, and great work wear 28 BEAUTY Get beautiful brows - just like Meghan Markle's 30 BEAUTY NOTES False lashes, lip oils, anti-ageing cream, plus sheet masks tested 32 LIVING NOTES Go for indigo in your dining room to make a big impact 34 FOOD Skinnier takes on summer bakes - but they're still totally delicious 37 FOOD NOTES Elderflower & Lemon Drizzle Cake, plus some right royal treats 39 TV The week's best telly 46 WIN!
A RIGHT ROYAL QUIZ ITV 3.30pm Fern Britton hosts a panel show by royal appointment.
A RIGHT ROYAL QUIZ ITV, New Year's Eve, 3.30pm WE all love a good gossip about the royals, whether it be speculating on the health of the Queen and Prince Philip, Prince Harry's forthcoming wedding to Meghan Markle, or saying "awww" to the latest pictures of Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
But Pips, if it's true, good luck finding a place for the anonymous gift of a custom-made plaque with the right royal ditty - Been There, Done That, Got The White, Button-Back Bridesmaid Dress To Prove It.
2The 2 The Madness Of King George (1994) NIGEL Hawthorne gave a right royal performance as the king battling illness - and doctors - in writer Alan Bennett's screenplay.
The village church was packed to overflowing as her brother nick Gaselee gave a reading from revelations, her son edward read a passage from John masefield's poem right royal and nicky Henderson delivered the address.