genuine article

== English == === Noun === the genuine article (plural genuine articles) (idiomatic) An authentic thing, as opposed to an imitation. Synonyms: real thing, real deal, real McCoy, pure quill Antonyms: copy, counterfeit; fake, imitation, lookalike, phony (figurative) The bomb; the shit. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== whole package === References === “the genuine article” (US) / “the genuine article” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. === Further reading === “genuine article”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.