fair dinkum

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fair dinkum

[ˌfeː ˈdɪŋ.kəm] Australia

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see dinkum.

adjective

Australia, not comparable, slang Genuine, honest, fair and square. Are you fair dinkum?
Similar: for real, genuine, honest, straight dinkum, true

adverb

Australia, not comparable, slang Truly, honestly. 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.
Similar: for real, straight up

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@misc{fair_dinkum_2026,
  title = {fair dinkum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fair%20dinkum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}