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genuine article

noun the genuine article · genuine articles

idiomatic An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation. “Coffee” might be largely sawdust, or wheat, beans, beets, peas, and dandelion seeds, scorched black and ground to resemble the genuine article.
Similar: real thing, real deal, real McCoy, pure quill · Opposite: copy, counterfeit, fake, imitation, lookalike, phony
figuratively The bomb; the shit.

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@misc{genuine_article_2026,
  title = {genuine article},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/genuine%20article},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}