McCoyn.adj.

Brit.

/məˈkɔɪ/, U.S.

/məˈkɔɪ/

Forms: 1800s–1900s M'Kay, 1800s– Mackay, 1800s– McCoy, 1900s macoy, 1900s– mackay, 1900s– Macky, 1900s– Macoy, 1900s– McKie, 1900s– mcoy.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Originally in form the real Mackay , perhaps arising from confusion (with real adj.²) of the place name Reay in the name of the Reay branch of the Mackay family (see further Sc. National Dict. (1965) at Mackay).A number of early examples refer to alchoholic drink (compare quots. 1856 and 1865 at sense A. 1), but this is not the case in our earliest example. The form McCoy appears to be of North American origin, and may be after one or more personal names: see e.g. Amer. Speech (1958) 33 297–8, Comments on Etymol. (1979) 1 May 4–13, P. P. James The Real McCoy: African-American Invention & Innovation, 1619–1930 (1989). It is unclear whether the following occurrence of The Real McCoy as the title of a song shows a related use:1879 Sarnia Observer (Ontario, Canada) 14 Mar. 5/4 Mr. Wm. Eveland sang ‘The Real McCoy’ in capital style.

colloquial.

A. n.

1. the real McCoy: the genuine article, the real thing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person

the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776

(the) genuine article1794

(the) clean potato1822

the real McCoy1848

the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854

to deliver the goods1870

the McCoy1931

straight arrow1969

1848 Arbroath Guide 12 Feb. 667/3 The hat was shining and glossy..and though some doubts were at first entertained as to its being the real Mackay, the lining having been recognised, all seemed right, the hat was accepted of, the shilling paid, when Quin..disappeared.

1856 Deil's Hallowe'en 25 A drappie o' the real M'Kay.

1865 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 20 May 5 The ceremony being concluded, Bacchus was worshipped to a most satisfactory extent—the supply of ‘the real MacKay’ being unlimited—capital in quality, and accompanied with tempting viands.

1881 J. S. Bond Rise & Fall ‘Union Club’ ii. 1 By jingo! yes; so it will be. It's the ‘real McCoy’, as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Lett. to C. Baxter (1956) 123 For society, there isnae sae muckle; but there's myself—the auld Johnstone, ye ken—he's the real Mackay, whatever.

1898 W. Lloyd Houses of Glass xvi.104 No bank barn business, but the real McCoy, with all the fixings, music and all.

1913 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily Times 14 Jan. 2/3 (advt.) Hall's Pool and Billiard Tables look, and are, the real macoy.

1916 San Francisco Call & Post 14 Jan. 14/1 I heard the boss say that you dolled up and looked like the real McCoy—well a fellow with a nice shape like you couldn't help but look great.

1922 Collier's 7 Oct. 26/2 'At's the real McCoy you got there, brother!.. Comes right down from Canada!

1934 M. Allingham Death of Ghost v. 68 There's something very attractive about the real McKie when you meet it.

1949 N. Marsh Swing, Brother, Swing vi. 140 If I could pick my work I'd be in an outfit that went for the real mackay.

1952 W. R. Burnett Vanity Row (1953) v. 43 A real gentleman... Not a phony... He was the real McCoy.

1972 Guardian 17 Feb. 10/3 Sadler's Wells is playing host to the regal offspring Royal Ballet, and not, please note, a second eleven but the real Macoy.

1993 Pop. Sci. June 106/2 For example, a foreign power could build Scuds that release dozens of decoys that look exactly like the real McCoy.

2010 S. Kotler Small Furry Prayer xxix. 155 This is an air raid, take cover, this is the real McCoy.

2. the McCoy; = the real McCoy at sense A. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person

the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776

(the) genuine article1794

(the) clean potato1822

the real McCoy1848

the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854

to deliver the goods1870

the McCoy1931

straight arrow1969

1931 Amer. Speech Aug. 440 That ballad is the McCoy.

1943 Hammond (Indiana) Times 9 May 7/1 Uncle Sam's ‘mystery weapon’ is different. It is the McCoy.

1954 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune 15 Dec. 6/1 Female royalty these days would win few prizes on the Atlantic City boardwalk... Empress Soraya, however, is the McCoy.

1995 Z. Popkin Time off for Murder iv. 39 What we heard is the McCoy. He had lunch with her Wednesday, all right.

B. adj.

Genuine, unadulterated; true, legitimate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] > genuine, real

soothc888

soothlyc888

soothfastc1175

germanec1384

truea1398

sickera1400

upright?a1500

uncounterfeita1542

righteous1543

legitimate1551

truepennya1556

arrant1570

uncounterfeited1571

real1573

current1578

genuinal1599

unforged1610

unpretended1611

legitime1614

unabusinga1628

Lubish1632

genuine1639

undissembled1651

undissimulate1652

ingenuine1661

infallacious1677

real live1684

unfalsified1688

unmistaken1694

pukka1776

undissimulated1776

unassumed1818

uncynical1824

Simon Pure1834

sure-enough1837

unsimulated1840

straight-out1848

true blue1852

veritable1862

really (and) truly1864

authentic1868

true-metal1868

kosher1896

twenty-four carat1900

honest to goodness1905

echt1916

dinky-di1918

McCoy1928

twenty-two carat1962

right1969

1928 New Yorker 15 Dec. 55 Everything looks McCoy, see?

1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 456/2 This is McCoy. You can't fake Quebec wrappers.

1942 R. Casey Torpedo Junction 120 The beating of gongs..certified it to be a McCoy alarm.

2005 J. N. Ross Double Cross Blind (2006) xxvii. 259 It looks McCoy to me, but I'm infantry. Either way, it needs to be checked.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mccoy
释义	McCoyn.adj. Brit. /məˈkɔɪ/, U.S. /məˈkɔɪ/ Forms: 1800s–1900s M'Kay, 1800s– Mackay, 1800s– McCoy, 1900s macoy, 1900s– mackay, 1900s– Macky, 1900s– Macoy, 1900s– McKie, 1900s– mcoy. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Originally in form the real Mackay , perhaps arising from confusion (with real adj.²) of the place name Reay in the name of the Reay branch of the Mackay family (see further Sc. National Dict. (1965) at Mackay).A number of early examples refer to alchoholic drink (compare quots. 1856 and 1865 at sense A. 1), but this is not the case in our earliest example. The form McCoy appears to be of North American origin, and may be after one or more personal names: see e.g. Amer. Speech (1958) 33 297–8, Comments on Etymol. (1979) 1 May 4–13, P. P. James The Real McCoy: African-American Invention & Innovation, 1619–1930 (1989). It is unclear whether the following occurrence of The Real McCoy as the title of a song shows a related use:1879 Sarnia Observer (Ontario, Canada) 14 Mar. 5/4 Mr. Wm. Eveland sang ‘The Real McCoy’ in capital style. colloquial. A. n. 1. the real McCoy: the genuine article, the real thing. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776 (the) genuine article1794 (the) clean potato1822 the real McCoy1848 the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854 to deliver the goods1870 the McCoy1931 straight arrow1969 1848 Arbroath Guide 12 Feb. 667/3 The hat was shining and glossy..and though some doubts were at first entertained as to its being the real Mackay, the lining having been recognised, all seemed right, the hat was accepted of, the shilling paid, when Quin..disappeared. 1856 Deil's Hallowe'en 25 A drappie o' the real M'Kay. 1865 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 20 May 5 The ceremony being concluded, Bacchus was worshipped to a most satisfactory extent—the supply of ‘the real MacKay’ being unlimited—capital in quality, and accompanied with tempting viands. 1881 J. S. Bond Rise & Fall ‘Union Club’ ii. 1 By jingo! yes; so it will be. It's the ‘real McCoy’, as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Lett. to C. Baxter (1956) 123 For society, there isnae sae muckle; but there's myself—the auld Johnstone, ye ken—he's the real Mackay, whatever. 1898 W. Lloyd Houses of Glass xvi.104 No bank barn business, but the real McCoy, with all the fixings, music and all. 1913 Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily Times 14 Jan. 2/3 (advt.) Hall's Pool and Billiard Tables look, and are, the real macoy. 1916 San Francisco Call & Post 14 Jan. 14/1 I heard the boss say that you dolled up and looked like the real McCoy—well a fellow with a nice shape like you couldn't help but look great. 1922 Collier's 7 Oct. 26/2 'At's the real McCoy you got there, brother!.. Comes right down from Canada! 1934 M. Allingham Death of Ghost v. 68 There's something very attractive about the real McKie when you meet it. 1949 N. Marsh Swing, Brother, Swing vi. 140 If I could pick my work I'd be in an outfit that went for the real mackay. 1952 W. R. Burnett Vanity Row (1953) v. 43 A real gentleman... Not a phony... He was the real McCoy. 1972 Guardian 17 Feb. 10/3 Sadler's Wells is playing host to the regal offspring Royal Ballet, and not, please note, a second eleven but the real Macoy. 1993 Pop. Sci. June 106/2 For example, a foreign power could build Scuds that release dozens of decoys that look exactly like the real McCoy. 2010 S. Kotler Small Furry Prayer xxix. 155 This is an air raid, take cover, this is the real McCoy. 2. the McCoy; = the real McCoy at sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [noun] > a genuine thing or person the (real, true, etc.) Simon Pure1776 (the) genuine article1794 (the) clean potato1822 the real McCoy1848 the pure (also true, genuine, etc.) quill1854 to deliver the goods1870 the McCoy1931 straight arrow1969 1931 Amer. Speech Aug. 440 That ballad is the McCoy. 1943 Hammond (Indiana) Times 9 May 7/1 Uncle Sam's ‘mystery weapon’ is different. It is the McCoy. 1954 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Tribune 15 Dec. 6/1 Female royalty these days would win few prizes on the Atlantic City boardwalk... Empress Soraya, however, is the McCoy. 1995 Z. Popkin Time off for Murder iv. 39 What we heard is the McCoy. He had lunch with her Wednesday, all right. B. adj. Genuine, unadulterated; true, legitimate. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] > genuine, real soothc888 soothlyc888 soothfastc1175 germanec1384 truea1398 sickera1400 upright?a1500 uncounterfeita1542 righteous1543 legitimate1551 truepennya1556 arrant1570 uncounterfeited1571 real1573 current1578 genuinal1599 unforged1610 unpretended1611 legitime1614 unabusinga1628 Lubish1632 genuine1639 undissembled1651 undissimulate1652 ingenuine1661 infallacious1677 real live1684 unfalsified1688 unmistaken1694 pukka1776 undissimulated1776 unassumed1818 uncynical1824 Simon Pure1834 sure-enough1837 unsimulated1840 straight-out1848 true blue1852 veritable1862 really (and) truly1864 authentic1868 true-metal1868 kosher1896 twenty-four carat1900 honest to goodness1905 echt1916 dinky-di1918 McCoy1928 twenty-two carat1962 right1969 1928 New Yorker 15 Dec. 55 Everything looks McCoy, see? 1930 Amer. Mercury Dec. 456/2 This is McCoy. You can't fake Quebec wrappers. 1942 R. Casey Torpedo Junction 120 The beating of gongs..certified it to be a McCoy alarm. 2005 J. N. Ross Double Cross Blind (2006) xxvii. 259 It looks McCoy to me, but I'm infantry. Either way, it needs to be checked. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1848
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