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Definition of "dinkum" [dinkum]

  • Genuine; real. (adjective)
  • Honestly; truly. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dinkum" in a sentence
  • "Got very excited when I heard some of the hitters who took out Johnny Hamas in Dubai a little while back were carrying dinkum Aussie passports."
  • "I feel that I should apologize for the fact that Forbes is an Australian but fair dinkum the only good thing to come out of the whole saga is that you have got him and we havn't."
  • "Surely she is not fair dinkum, she has to be a couple of snags short of a"
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