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Originally Posted by Nate the Great
McCoy got the nickname "Bones" from an insult by Kirk?
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Actually, it was worse than that.
McCoy made it clear that he wasn't happy about going into space (reasonably in line with canon), but he felt the need to get away from Earth after his marriage ended in divorce (again, in line with canon, or at least with widely-held beliefs). He says something to the effect that his ex-wife took everything and left him with nothing but his bones.
Now, McCoy can get ornery and argumentative, and even fatalistic, but if I had to describe his character in one word, "bitter" would not be in the running. It's one thing to have your own little explanation for how Kirk came to refer to McCoy as "Bones", but I don't care for how this warps my perception of the character.
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