dinkum

Meaning

Adj

Genuine, true, honest, on the level.

Noun

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, obsolete, rare, slang, uncountable) Hard work.
2. (Australia, New-Zealand, dated, slang, uncountable) Truth.

Synonyms

bona fide

for real

genuine

honest-to-goodness

leal

true to type

fair dinkum

straight dinkum

undoctored

dinky-die

Translations

autêntico

genuí

echt

wahr

wirklich

original

αληθινός

αυθεντικός

γνήσιος

authentique

véritable

genuino

autentico

authenticus

echt

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɪŋkəm/

Etymology

Unknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”).