dinkum

Meanings

Adjective

Genuine, true, honest, on the level.

Noun

Hard work.
Truth.

Related

Similar words

dinky-die

Origin

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.

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