The saying "Real McCoy" came from a famous inventor named Elijah McCoy when he invented a automatic lubricator for trains so when people wanted his invention they asked for the "Real McCoy".
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"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy". It is a corruption of the Scots "The real MacKay", first recorded in 1856 as: "A drappie o' the real MacKay," (A drop of the real MacKay), and this is widely accepted as the origin.
How it came to be "McCoy" is unclear - it is first recorded in this form in the US in 1908 - and the phrase is the subject of numerous fanciful folk etymologies. (Idioms) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated directly below this answer section.
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There are a number of competing theories as to who or what was "the real McCoy":
The saying's recorded history is murky, but while there is no indisputable origin for the term, one theory (which actually combines two of the above elements) does stand far above the rest.
While the earliest verified print sighting of "the real McCoy" dates to 1908, the first surfacing of the phrase it likely stemmed from was noted in 1856: "A drappie o' the real McKay," referring to a brand of whisky produced in Scotland. Said brand of hooch subsequently came to be advertised under the slogan "the real McKay" in 1870, thereby exposing an even greater number of Scots to its existence.
Over time, other sightings into which misspellings had crept were noted:
These two points (misspellings creeping in plus the first McCoy sighting being about whisky) somewhat work to support the theory that the Scottish advertising slogan "the real McKay" became a tad garbled as it crossed the ocean into the U.S.
Yet however it got there, once it had arrived in the new land, it subsequently came to be associated with a boxer of some fame, thereby greatly increasing its spread.
Norman Selby, better known as Kid McCoy, was the American welterweight champion in 1896. It is not known how he came by the Kid McCoy handle, he did fight under it. An apocryphal tale ties Norman Selby to the origin of "the real McCoy." By its lights, he encountered a drunk in a bar who was skeptical of his claims to be the great fighter Kid McCoy. The boxer settled all doubt with one punch that flattened the sot. Upon regaining his feet, the now thoroughly convinced lush loudly announced to all present that the one who'd decked him was "the real McCoy."
Similarly, another legend states that McCoy had so many imitators that he eventually had to bill himself as Kid "The Real" McCoy.
No reason exists to believe either tale; they appear more fanciful lore than anything else. However, the boxer's fame likely contributed to the popularity of the expression, as potentially did the fame of another pugilist who bore the actual surname: Al McCoy, middleweight title holder from 1914 to 1917.
That's the long way around to this most likely of explanations of the origin of "the real McCoy": a Scottish whisky slogan came to the U.S., with its "McKay" becoming "McCoy" in the process, with the saying subsequently further popularized through confusion between a popular boxer of the day (Kid McCoy) and the saying (the real McCoy).
Redbone first, then Real McCoy.
Neal McCoy is a Native American. The real answer to that is, he is not Native American. Neal McCoy was born Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. in Jacksonville, Tex., on July 30, 1958, to a father of Irish descent and a Filipino mother.
It's on Real McCoy's album Another Night.
She sang the song 'Pon De Replay' in the episode 'The Real McCoy'.
travie mccoy and bruno mars
real McCoy - the genuine article The saying "Real McCoy" came from a famous inventor named Elijah McCoy when he invented a automatic lubricator for the steam engine in Ypsilanti, Michigan
Redbone first, then Real McCoy.
One can find information about the real McCoy from Wikipedia. There is a Real McCoy pizza resturant in Toronto, Ontario. There is also a real McCoy drama show, one can obtain tickets from Ticketmaster.
Do not know about the criminal connection, the real McCoy is the 'genuine article', 'the real thing.
The duration of The Real McCoy - film - is 1.75 hours.
The Real McCoy - film - was created on 1993-09-10.
The Real McCoy - album - was created on 1967-04-21.
no, he changed it. His real name is .... Travis Lazurus McCoy.
Travis Lazarus McCoy :)
Elijah McCoy
"The Real McCoy" The most famous quote is not by Elijah McCoy, but rather about him. The coined phrase "The Real McCoy" is derived from Elijah, who was a famous American inventor.
The Real McCoy - 1999 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:S