"genuine article" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: genuine articles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} genuine article (plural genuine articles)
  1. real deal, real McCoy, pure quill, the shit, the bomb Related terms: whole package Translations (Translations): autentyk [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-genuine_article-en-noun-hfW2fZQ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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