Crossword clues for dinkum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1888, "hard work," Australian slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to Lincolnshire dialect. Meaning "honest, genuine" is attested from 1894.
Wiktionary
a. (context Australia slang English) genuine, true, honest, on the level. (From 1894) n. 1 (context Australia slang English) hard work. (From 1888) 2 (context Australia slang English) truth.
Usage examples of "dinkum".
A dinkum comrade, Foo Moses Morris, co-signed much paper to keep us going—and wound up broke and started over with a little tailoring shop in Kongville.
A dinkum comrade, Foo Moses Morris, co-signed much paper to keep us going--and wound up broke and started over with a little tailoring shop in Kongville.
Mike was a fair dinkum thinkum, sharpest computer you'll ever meet.
Drink it and you wake up with the jumping Joe Blakes in the moring, fair dinkum.