genuine article

Main Entry:  genuine article
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  the real thing, not a substitute or imitation
Example:  Her hair color is the genuine article.
Usage:  slang
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Genuine article is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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genuine article definition

[ˈdʒɛnjəwən ˈɑrtɪklæ] or [ˈdʒɛnˈjuˈwɑɪn ˈɑrtɪklæ]
  1. n.
    the real thing rather than a substitute. : Is this the genuine article or some cheap made substitute?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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