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real mccoy

The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.

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  • Corruption of Scots the real MacKay, this latter attested in 1856 as “A drappie o’ the real MacKay”.
  • How “MacKay” became “McCoy” is unclear; first attested in the form “McCoy” in the US in 1908:
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Real McCoyGenuine or the original articles and not the fake ones; something original or best in quality
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