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dinkum

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din·kum  (dnkm) Australian
adj.
Genuine; real.
adv.
Honestly; truly.
[From English dialectal and Australian, work.]
dinkum [ˈdɪŋkəm]
adj Austral and NZ informal
1. Also dinky-di genuine or right (usually preceded by fair and used esp as an interjection) a fair dinkum offer
dinkum oil Archaic the truth
[from English dialect: work, of unknown origin]
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dinkum
adjective (Austral. & N.Z. informal) genuine, honest, natural, frank, sincere, candid, upfront (informal), artless, guileless He was a fair dinkum bloke with no pretensions.
Translations
dinkum (Austral inf)
adj → echt; a (fair) dinkum Aussie → ein waschechter Australier, eine waschechte Australierin
adv → echt


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