Real-macoy definition
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Origin of real-macoy
- Corruption of Scots the real MacKay, this latter attested in 1856 as “A drappie o’ the real MacKay” (A drop of the real MacKay).
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- How “MacKay” became “McCoy” is unclear; first attested in the form “McCoy” in the US in 1908:
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- The term is the subject of many folk etymologies, discussed at the Wikipedia entry.
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