McCoy
[muh-koi] /məˈkɔɪ/
noun
1.
the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real):
Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
/məˈkɔɪ/
noun
1.
(slang) the genuine person or thing (esp in the phrase the real McCoy)
/məˈkɔɪ/
noun
1.
Tony, full name Anthony Peter McCoy. born 1974, Northern Irish national hunt jockey: champion jockey every season since 1995/96
as in the real McCoy, 1881, said to be from Scottish the real Mackay (1883), of uncertain origin, though there are many candidates, including whiskey distilled by A. and M. Mackay of Glasgow (the phrase the real McCoy became popular during Prohibition to describe liquor); Charles S. “Kid” McCoy (1872-1940), former welterweight boxing champ; and a claimant for chief of the northern branch of the clan Mackay.
“By jingo! yes; so it will be. It’s the ‘real McCoy,’ as Jim Hicks says. Nobody but a devil can find us there.” [James S. Bond, “The Rise and Fall of the Union Club,” Yorkville, Canada, 1881]
adjective
Genuine; legitimate; kosher: like every other McCoy biz (1930+)
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