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REAL THING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does real thing mean?
• REAL THING (noun)
The noun REAL THING has 1 sense:
1. informal usage attributing authenticity
Familiarity information: REAL THING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal usage attributing authenticity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
real McCoy; real stuff; real thing
Hypernyms ("real thing" is a kind of...):
authenticity; genuineness; legitimacy (undisputed credibility)
Context examples
Mr. Weston's ball was to be a real thing.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
You were cock of your gang because others acclaimed you the real thing.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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