McCoy
The real deal
The real McCoy is the genuine article, the authentic thing as opposed to an imitation or substitute: This isn't some knockoff—it's the real McCoy.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in this fixed form.
Origin uncertain, with competing folk etymologies involving a Scottish whisky maker and an American inventor, among others.
Truly existing, not fake
- genuineTruly what it claims
- authenticVerified as original
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
- originalFirst or inventive
true · bona fide · actual · veritable · honest · sincere · bonafide · certified
Doctor's skeletal nickname
- LeonardMasculine name, Germanic origin
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- KirkScottish masculine name
- SpockLogical alien or pediatrician
doctor · sickbay · medical officer · tricorder · Starfleet · USS · physician · illogical
real
Truly existing, not fake
- genuineTruly what it claims
- authenticVerified as original
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
original · true · bona fide · actual · veritable · honest · sincere · bonafide · certified · rightful
Bones
Doctor's skeletal nickname
- LeonardMasculine name, Germanic origin
- EnterpriseNamed vessel or brand
- KirkScottish masculine name
Spock · doctor · sickbay · medical officer · tricorder · Starfleet · USS · physician · illogical · Federation
feud
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- KentuckyBluegrass State
- West VirginiaAppalachian state, capital Charleston
- vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict
clan · family · hillbilly · Appalachia · bloodshed · rivalry · moonshine · mountain · shooting · Randall
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
- ScottishOf that northern kingdom
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- patronymicName from father's name
clan · family name · genealogy · heritage · ancestry · lineage · Mac · Gaelic · emigrant · diaspora
- Mc surnamesMcDonald, McCartney, McCarthy, McConnell, McGregor
- Sci-Fi CharactersLuke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Princess Leia, Chewbacca
- Star TrekSpock, Kirk, Enterprise, USS Enterprise, Captain Kirk
- Southwest VirginiaBlue Ridge Mountains, Damascus, Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, Emory
- ceramicspottery, porcelain, cup, bowl, plate
- potterypot, pottery, clay pottery, throwing, ceramic vase
- real McCoyThe authentic thing
- the real mccoy
- Leonard McCoy
- Hatfield-McCoy feudHistoric interfamily Appalachian conflict