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Noun
genuine article (plural genuine articles)
- An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation.
- Synonyms: real thing, real deal, real McCoy, pure quill
- Antonyms: copy, counterfeit, fake, imitation, lookalike, phony
2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic:“Coffee” might be largely sawdust, or wheat, beans, beets, peas, and dandelion seeds, scorched black and ground to resemble the genuine article.
2023 April 5, Chantal Da Silva, Daniel Arkin, “Cash App founder Bob Lee reportedly killed in San Francisco stabbing, sources say”, in NBC News:"Bob was a dynamo, a force of nature. Bob was the genuine article," Joshua Goldbard said.
- (by extension) the shit; the bomb.
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