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Legit vs Genuine - What's the difference?

legit | genuine |

As adjectives the difference between legit and genuine

is that legit is legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules while genuine is belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.

legit

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (informal) legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules
  • (by extension) genuine, actual, literal or honest, of a thing or person
  • (slang) cool by virtue of being genuine (considered to be the real deal)
  • Anagrams

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    genuine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
  • a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials

    Synonyms

    * authentic * real * natural * lubish * true * See also

    Antonyms

    * fake * ingenuine

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