mccoy

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Definition von mccoy im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: {i} family name; Elijah J. McCoy (1843-1929), American inventor who is acclaimed for his inventions (including the folding ironing board and the automatic sprinkler); If you describe someone or something as the real McCoy, you mean that they really are what they claim to be and are not an imitation. = the genuine article. the real McCoy: something that is real and is not a copy, especially something valuable
real McCoy: The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation
real mccoy: informal usage attributing authenticity
the real McCoy: (Slang) real or genuine person or thing; the real thing (not a substitute)

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/məˈkoi/ /məˈkɔɪ/

[ m&-'koi ] (noun.) 1922. alteration of Mackay , of unknown origin.

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