Fair dinkum

/[ˌfeː ˈdɪŋ.kəm]/ adj, adv, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Genuine, honest, fair and square. Australia, not-comparable, slang

    "Are you fair dinkum?"

Adverb
  1. 1
    Truly, honestly. Australia, not-comparable, slang

    "She checked what he had produced against the diagram in her book, smiled and said, “Fair dinkum, you really do teach maths,” which took Daniel a little by surprise as he wasn’t sure what “fair dinkum” meant, but as it was accompanied by a smile he assumed it was some form of approval."

Etymology

Etymology 1

see dinkum.

Etymology 2

see dinkum.

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