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REAL MCCOY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does real McCoy mean?
• REAL MCCOY (noun)
The noun REAL MCCOY has 1 sense:
1. informal usage attributing authenticity
Familiarity information: REAL MCCOY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal usage attributing authenticity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
real McCoy; real stuff; real thing
Hypernyms ("real McCoy" is a kind of...):
authenticity; genuineness; legitimacy (undisputed credibility)
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