English
Adjective
en-adj|pos=fair dinkum|-
- context|Australian English|slang genuine, honest, fair and square
#:Are you fair dinkum ?. - are you telling me the truth ? ; do you really mean that ?
Quotations
2002, John Dutch, April and Anderson 1
2004, Susie Ashworth et al., Lonely Planet Australia 2
Synonyms
genuine
honest
straight dinkum
true
the real thing
Interjection
en-intj|pos=fair dinkum
- Australian English Expressing surprise, wonder etc.
2004, Jeffrey Archer, As the Crow Flies 3
: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.
ru:fair dinkum
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