keep it real

== English == === Etymology === From keep +‎ it +‎ real. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkiːp ɪt ˈɹiːl/ Hyphenation: keep‧it‧real === Verb === keep it real (third-person singular simple present keeps it real, present participle keeping it real, simple past and past participle kept it real) (originally African-American Vernacular) To perform an individual’s experience of being black in the United States. (originally African-American Vernacular, colloquial) To be authentic, to be true to oneself; to be cool. Synonym: keep it one hundred (idiomatic, colloquial) In the imperative, an exhortation used as a departing salutation. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === References ===