Sentence:  ‘Colin Reeves,' I said. ‘He′s <WSD>ridgy-didge</WSD>, is he?' / ‘Yeah, young Reeves is solid,' Bob said. ‘Straight up and down. Although you′d never know it from the way he looks these days . . .' 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Genuine, authentic, true; honest, upright.