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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]


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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.
With the City still reeling, four very different Supermen emerge on the scene, each claiming to be the real, desperately needed Man of Steel, and even Lois can't tell which one, if any, is the real McCoy.
Like his Winnipeg predecessors John Paizs and Guy Maddin, Demarbre is out to make the Real McCoy, warts and all.
 
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