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Definition dinkum

Etymology

Unknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”).

Adjective

dinkum (comparative more dinkum, superlative most dinkum)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Genuine, true, honest, on the level. [From 1894]

Noun

dinkum (uncountable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, rare, obsolete) Hard work. [From 1882]
2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) Truth.

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