"real deal" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-real deal.ogg Forms: real deals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} real deal (plural real deals)
  1. (idiomatic, preceded by the) A thing or person that is genuine, authentic, or worthy of serious regard. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (thing or person that is genuine): real McCoy, genuine article
    Sense id: en-real_deal-en-noun-KLD8cDvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 14 27 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 75 8 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 9 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 9 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 7 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 17 17 Disambiguation of 'thing or person that is genuine': 93 7 0
  2. (literally) An authentic bargain. Tags: literally Related terms: whole package
    Sense id: en-real_deal-en-noun-CFLZWIZ~
  3. (idiomatic) A beneficial result or favorable state of affairs. Tags: idiomatic Translations (Translations): autentyk [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-real_deal-en-noun-99hQSGba Disambiguation of 'Translations': 16 27 57

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