"genuine article" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: the genuine article [canonical], genuine articles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|the=1}} the genuine article (plural genuine articles)
  1. (idiomatic) An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: real thing, real deal, real McCoy, pure quill Related terms: whole package Translations (an authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation): autentyk [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-genuine_article-en-noun-z-SCjQ6n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'an authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation': 99 1
  2. (figurative) The bomb; the shit. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-genuine_article-en-noun-XrB1YGgM

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
        {
          "word": "imitation"
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          "ref": "2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic:",
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          "ref": "2023 April 5, Chantal Da Silva, Daniel Arkin, “Cash App founder Bob Lee reportedly killed in San Francisco stabbing, sources say”, in NBC News:",
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        "(idiomatic) An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation."
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          "word": "pure quill"
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        "(figurative) The bomb; the shit."
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        },
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              50,
              65
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          "ref": "2023 April 5, Chantal Da Silva, Daniel Arkin, “Cash App founder Bob Lee reportedly killed in San Francisco stabbing, sources say”, in NBC News:",
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      ],
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        "(idiomatic) An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "real thing"
        },
        {
          "word": "real deal"
        },
        {
          "word": "real McCoy"
        },
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          "word": "pure quill"
        }
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        "(figurative) The bomb; the shit."
      ],
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "an authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autentyk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "genuine article"
}

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