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real_McCoy

real McCoy

English

Alternative forms

Noun

the real McCoy

  1. (idiomatic) The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation.

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References

  1. Scottish National Dictionary
  2. 2007 OED
  3. Bond, James S. The rise and fall of the "Union club": or, Boy life in Canada. Yorkville, Ontario. p. 1