dinkum

/ˈdɪŋkəm/

noun 2adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

fair, proper, super

VERB + DINKUM

result, showed

DINKUM + NOUN

aussie, everyone, guy, hon, mark, member, mr, vi

PREP.

around

ADV.

always

Definitions

adj

Genuine, true, honest, on the level.

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

The dinkum Aussie everyone talks about, almost always with a certain unreal sentimentality, is clearly a worker.

noun

Hard work.

Truth.

You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum.

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Example Bank

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

Wiktionary

The dinkum Aussie everyone talks about, almost always with a certain unreal sentimentality, is clearly a worker.

Wiktionary

Larry's jeep was behind mine, and as I went past an intersection, I saw a lot of their chaps around a dinkum super Mark VI tank — p'raps a Mark VII or VIII. I didn't have a chance for a proper dinkum

Wiktionary

You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum.

Wiktionary

William is a fair dinkum guy.

Tatoeba · #9018645

Tom is a fair dinkum Aussie.

Tatoeba · #12914020

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, dinkum is marked as slang, obsolete, dated, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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