dinkum
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din·kum
(dĭn′kəm) Australianadj.
Genuine; real.
adv.
Honestly; truly.
[Originally Australian dialectal, fair share of work, from English dialectal (Lincolnshire and Derbyshire) dincum, dinkum, work; perhaps akin to English dialectal (Gloucestershire) ding, to work, perhaps from Middle English ding, to work, perhaps from Middle English dingen, to strike, hammer, thresh; see ding2.]
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dinkum
(ˈdɪŋkəm)adj
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
[C19: from English dialect: work, of unknown origin]
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din•kum
(ˈdɪŋ kəm)adj. Australian.
genuine; authentic.
[1890–95; of obscure orig.]
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dinkum
adjective (Austral. & N.Z. informal) genuine, honest, natural, frank, sincere, candid, upfront (informal), artless, guileless He was a fair dinkum bloke with no pretensions.
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dinkum
(Austral inf)adv → echt
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