real MacKay

== Scots == === Etymology === Attested in 1856 as “A drappie o’ the real MacKay” (A drop of the real MacKay). Used as advertising slogan of G. MacKay & Co., Ltd., a whisky distiller. Later attested 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson: For society, there isna sae muckle, but there’s myself—the auld Johnson, ye ken—he’s the real Mackay… === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌreɪl məˈkaɪ/, /ˌriəl məˈkaɪ/ === Noun === the real MacKay (idiomatic) The real McCoy, the genuine article, not an imitation. ==== Descendants ==== the real McCoy ==== References ====