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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Mc•Coy /məˈkɔɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl.McCoys.- the real thing or person as promised or stated (usually used in the phrase the real McCoy):That wasn't an imitation; it was the real McCoy.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Mc•Coy (mə koi′),USA pronunciation n. - the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually prec. by the or the real):Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
- 1880–85; also Mackay, McKie, the clear McCoy (of liquor); of uncertain origin, originally; hypothesized identifications with Mackay, a Scottish clan, and Kid McCoy, nickname of U.south, southern. boxer Norman Selby (1873–1940), are unsubstantiated
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: McCoy /məˈkɔɪ/ n - slang the genuine person or thing (esp in the phrase the real McCoy)
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps after Kid McCoy, professional name of Norman Selby (1873–1940), American boxer, who was called ``the real McCoy'' to distinguish him from another boxer of that name McCoy /məˈkɔɪ/ n - Tony, full name Anthony Peter McCoy. born 1974, Northern Irish jockey; winner of seven consecutive riders' titles in 2001–02
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