Noun
informal usage attributing authenticity
Source: WordNetI seek the real stuff of life. Profound drama. Anaïs Nin
I didn't care...about heroes who could read minds or walk through walls or do magic. The heroes I liked had courage and knew more real stuff than those who opposed them. Homer Hickam
There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff. Peter Zumthor
I hope you liked them, Reader; that they did for you what any good story should do--make you forget the real stuff weighing on your mind for a little while and take you away to a place you've never been. It's the most amiable sort of magic I know. Stephen King
I think country music is popular - has been popular and will always be popular because I think a lot of real people singing about a lot of real stuff about real people. And it's simple enough for people to understand it. And we kind of roll with the punches. Dolly Parton
It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational - and I'm speaking the written science fiction, not 'Star Trek.' Science fiction writers tend to fill their books if they're clever with little bits of interesting stuff and real stuff. Terry Pratchett