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Real McCoy

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Real McCoy,
the probably originally McKay, a Scotch whisky; the term now alludes to the “first or best of its kind” or “the actual one.” [Pop. Culture: Payton, 409]
See : Genuineness
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If 2005 was the year of attempted reform for Sacramento, then 2006 could be the real McCoy, assuming that political leaders have learned the lessons of the past.
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