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Definition of Real McCoy
1. Noun. Informal usage attributing authenticity.
Definition of Real McCoy
1. Noun. (idiomatic) The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Real McCoy
Literary usage of Real McCoy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Accident Precursor Analysis And Management: Reducing Technological Risk by Vicki M. Bier, Howard Kunreuther, James R. Phimister (2004)
"The "real McCoy" in this case is. of course, a highly consequential adverse event.
When less than a real McCoy happens, the real McCoy does not occur for ..."
2. The Inventive Thinking Curriculum Project by Marion Canedo (1990)
"Machinists and engineers who wanted genuine McCoy lubricators may have originated
the term "the real McCoy." Elijah McCoy was born in Ontario, Canada, ..."
3. Island Song Lyrics by Larry W. Jones (2003)
"Hapa Haole Hawaiian (10/24/2002) (#497) Oh, there's an old Texas boy Thinks he's
hapa haole Hawaiian But he's not the real McCoy He just thinks he's half ..."
4. Island Song Lyrics Volume 3 by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"... Her island poi I really do enjoy her kiss I'm her island boy and she's my
island miss And she knows I'm the real McCoy Her island poi Island poi, ..."
5. Geometry and Identification: Proceedings of Apsm Workshop on System Geometry by Peter E. Caines, Robert Hermann (1983)
"... which is guided by this Intuition and which exhibits a business cycle which
Wesley Mitchell would have been hard put to distinguish from the real McCoy. ..."
6. Blown in by the Draft: Camp Yarns Collected at One of the Great National by Frazier Hunt (1918)
"The infantry's the real McCoy. You can get action there. That's me—I want a real
gun so I can shoot whenever I darn please, 'Only use your side amis when ..."
7. Counterfeiting of U. S. Currency Abroad: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on edited by Spencer Bachus (1999)
"Some of the counterfeits are crude and easily detected, other counterfeits coming
from overseas are more sophisticated and closely resemble the real McCoy ..."
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