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dinkum

[ ding-kuhm ]

adjective

, Australian.
  1. genuine; authentic.


dinkum

/ ˈdɪŋkəm /

adjective

  1. genuine or right

    a dinkum bloke

  2. fair dinkum
    genuine 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?

  3. dinkum oil archaic.
    the truth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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."

"Dinkum yakker" all right, and about three-parts of it not necessary, if I'd only known.

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