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dinkum
[ ding-kuhm ]
adjective
, Australian.
- genuine; authentic.
dinkum
/ ˈdɪŋkəm /
adjective
- genuine or right
a dinkum bloke
- fair dinkumgenuine or true: used to emphasize the truth of something or in asking for the truth of something to be confirmed
Back to the states? Fair dinkum?
- dinkum oil archaic.the truth
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dinkum1
First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain, possibly from Lincolnshire dialect dincum, dinkum “work, hard work,” extended to mean “doing one's fair share of work”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dinkum1
C19: from English dialect: work, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences
No one in the Australian army but knows the meaning of "dinkum."
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"Dinkum yakker" all right, and about three-parts of it not necessary, if I'd only known.
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