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Dinkum

//ˈdɪŋkəm// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Genuine, true, honest, on the level. Australia, New-Zealand, slang

    "Hon. Sir Ross McLarty: We were always dinkum. Mr. MAY: The ultimate result showed how dinkum the hon. member was."

Noun
  1. 1
    Hard work. Australia, New-Zealand, obsolete, rare, slang, uncountable
  2. 2
    Truth. Australia, New-Zealand, dated, slang, uncountable

    "You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

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”).

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