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- [muh-koi]
- /məˈkɔɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-koi]
- /məˈkɔɪ/
Definitions of mccoy word
- noun mccoy the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy. 1
- noun mccoy the genuine person or thing (esp in the phrase the real McCoy) 0
- noun mccoy Sir Tony, full name Anthony Peter McCoy. born 1974, Northern Irish national hunt jockey: champion jockey every season from 1995/96 to 2014/15 during which he rode a record 4,348 winners 0
- noun mccoy the real person or thing, not a substitute 0
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Origin of mccoy
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; also Mackay, McKie, the clear McCoy (of liquor); of uncertain origin; hypothesized identifications with Mackay, a Scottish clan, and Kid McCoy, nickname of U.S. boxer Norman Selby (1873-1940), are unsubstantiated
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Parts of speech for Mccoy
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mccoy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mccoy usage trend in Literature
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