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McCoy
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Mc·Coy  (m-koi)
n. Informal
The authentic thing or quality; something that is not an imitation or substitute: This gem is the real McCoy.
[Alteration of earlier McKay, probably from Scots, good unadulterated whiskey.]
McCoy1
n
(Biographies / McCoy, Tony (1974 M, Northern Irish, SPORT AND GAMES: jockey) Tony, full name Anthony Peter McCoy. born 1974, Northern Irish jockey; winner of seven consecutive riders' titles in 2001-02
McCoy2
n
Slang the genuine person or thing (esp in the phrase the real McCoy)
[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]
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McCoy
noun
the real McCoy real thing, genuine article This isn't just sparkling wine, it's the real McCoy.
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McCoy [məˈkɔɪ] (fam) this is the real McCoy! → questo è quello originale!
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McCoys crisps, Hovis and Warburton's bread and Rolos are also all made in the region.
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Watching the actors struggle--sometimes hilariously, sometimes spot on--to express the ideas they have merely borrowed for a time, it becomes apparent that people slip in and out of identities far more easily than is usually admitted, exposing every trace of authenticity as potentially bogus--even that of the McCoys themselves.
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