straight dinkum

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straight dinkum

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Variation of fair dinkum.

adjective

  1. Australia, New Zealand, not comparable, slang Genuine, honest, fair and square. My precious, please don′t ever send me a penny of extra money. That is very straight dinkum.

    Similar: fair dinkum, square dinkum

adverb

  1. Australia, New Zealand, not comparable, slang Truly, honestly. “Say, cross my heart straight dinkum.”

    Similar: fair dinkum, square dinkum

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@misc{straight_dinkum_2026,
  title = {straight dinkum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/straight%20dinkum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}