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dinkum definition

din·kum (diŋ′kəm)

adjective

Austral., Slang honest or genuine

Etymology: < dial. (Lincolnshire), a fair share of work < ?

adverb

Austral., Slang honestly or genuinely
Often in the phrase fair dinkum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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