McCoy
pronunciation
How to pronounce McCoy in British English:
UK [məˈkɔɪ]
How to pronounce McCoy in American English:
US [məˈkɔɪ]
Word Origin
- McCoy
- 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]
Example
- 1. Grady mccoy stands in the langley research center 's 16 foot transonic wind tunnel in 1990 .
- 2. His kids like to tease him by singing the song " billionaire " by travie mccoy and bruno mars .
- 3. Professional organizer nadine mccoy stresses the importance of asking a friend or relative for help throughout the organization process .
- 4. First-year students work on plastic teeth . Everyone else gets the real mccoy .
- 5. Mccoy , who divides his time about evenly between christchurch and hong kong , acknowledges that constant travel isn 't easy .