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Noun Concept
Categories: English-language idioms, English phrases
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real McCoy  real thing  real stuff  the real McCoy
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Informal usage attributing authenticity WordNet 3.0
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Informal usage attributing authenticity WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
"The real McCoy" is an idiom and metaphor used in much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article", e.g. "he's the real McCoy". Wikipedia
A phrase meaning "the real thing" or "the genuine article" Wikipedia Disambiguation
The genuine thing, neither a substitute nor an imitation. Wiktionary
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authenticity
idiom
metaphor
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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real McCoy, real thing, real stuff
Wikipedia
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the real McCoy
Wikidata
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the real McCoy
Wiktionary
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real McCoy
Wikipedia Redirections
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Real Maccoy, Real McCoy, The real mccoy

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