genuine article

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genuine article (plural genuine articles)

  1. real deal, real McCoy, pure quill, the shit, the bomb
    • 2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      “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[2]:
      "Bob was a dynamo, a force of nature. Bob was the genuine article," Joshua Goldbard said.

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