that's the stuff

interjection

Said in approval of something pleasurable.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Said in approval of something pleasurable.

    "Get out the Cardigan, Jasper," said the colonel to the man, who forthwith produced a three-quarters-full black bottle, with the word "Brandy," in black letters on the ivory label. "Ah, that's the stuff!" exclaimed the colonel […]

    1852, The New Monthly Magazine, page 310
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APA

that's the stuff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20the%20stuff

MLA

“that's the stuff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20the%20stuff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “that's the stuff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/that's%20the%20stuff.

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