dinkum
[ ding-kuh m ]
/ ˈdɪŋ kəm /
adjective Australian.
genuine; authentic.
Origin of dinkum
First recorded in 1890–95; of obscure origin
Words nearby dinkum
dinitrophenylhydrazine test,
dink,
dinka,
dinkey,
dinkie,
dinkum,
dinky,
dinky-di,
dinna,
dinner,
dinner clothes
Example sentences from the Web for dinkum
"Dinkum yakker" all right, and about three-parts of it not necessary, if I'd only known.
From Chart House to Bush Hut |Charles W. L. BrydeNo one in the Australian army but knows the meaning of "dinkum."
"Over There" with the Australians |R. Hugh Knyvett
British Dictionary definitions for dinkum
dinkum
/ (ˈdɪŋkəm) /
adjective Australian and NZ informal
genuine or right
a dinkum bloke
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?
dinkum oil archaic
the truth
Word Origin for dinkum
C19: from English dialect: work, of unknown origin