A fork of Rural Dictionary
adj. a misspelling of bona fide, Latin for "with good faith".
It's "bona fide", not "bonafide". Sorry.
Your main girl or guy, sometimes out of sevral others. The girl/guy that is considered the "one". All other girls/guys are just for fun.
All Johns other girls knew that Jane is Johns' Bonafide girl. Jane had several guys she was seeing, ut Jon was her Bonafide man.
When one has earned certified realness in the game of life through trial and tribulations and proven to be a worthy possessor of street cred.
The type of work that Stovepipe has put in over the years in these streets has given him bonafides he could brag about if he wanted to.
'The goods.' 'The real deal.' No bullshit.' This term is often used in, but is not restricted to, legal endeavors. Because of its Latin origin, the term's connotation is one of 'seriousness'. The term mixes identity and credentials with honesty and ability to get the job done to create a highly favorable impression.
She walked into the room, forthwith handed the committee chair her bonafides, a resumé she had worked on for hours in anticipation of this moment of expression/impression.