Meaning
Absolutely true, genuine, the real thing — 'true' doubled for emphasis, a classic Patois reduplication. Something 'true-true' is not just so but really so; a 'true-true friend' is a real one, and 'a true-true dat' means that's the honest truth. The repetition intensifies, the way 'now-now' means right away and 'red-red' means very red.
Examples
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A true-true story, mi nah lie.
It's a completely true story — I'm not lying.
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Him a mi true-true friend.
He's my genuine friend.
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True-true, mi neva know.
Honestly, I never knew.
Origin
Reduplication of 'true' for emphasis, a common Patois device. See [[fi-real]], [[mi-nah-lie]].
How it’s used
Genuine/really true; the doubling intensifies, as in other reduplicated Patois words.