dinkum English

Meaning dinkum meaning

What does dinkum mean?

dinkum adjective

— (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Genuine, true, honest, on the level. [From 1894]

dinkum noun

— (Australia, New Zealand, slang, rare, obsolete) Hard work. [From 1882]

— (Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) Truth.

Synonyms dinkum synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dinkum?

dinkum English » English

undoctored

true to type

straight dinkum

leal

honest-to-goodness

genuine

for real

fair dinkum

dinky-die

bona fide