dinkumn.adj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈdɪŋkəm/, U.S.

/ˈdɪŋkəm/, Australian English

/ˈdɪŋkəm/, New Zealand English

/ˈdɪŋkəm/

Forms: 1800s– dincum, 1800s– dinkum.

Origin: Of unknown origin.

Etymology: Origin unknown. Earlier currency is probably implied by fair dinkum adv. Compare also square dinkum adv.Apparently originally an English regional word, brought to Australia and New Zealand by immigrants in the 19th cent.; compare evidence from Lincolnshire sources at fair dinkum n. 2, and compare also quots. 1891 and 1898 at sense A. 1. In later use considered characteristic of the speech of Australians and New Zealanders by speakers of other varieties of English, hence use in sense A. 2. The origin of the word is unknown. Perhaps compare ding ‘to work hard’, recorded in regional use in Gloucestershire from 1879 (see Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) at ding vb.¹ and sb.¹, itself apparently an extended sense of ding v.¹), although this is recorded from a different region of England, and also would not explain the word's ending. The form dinkum is also attested from the late 19th cent. as an affectionate form of address to a baby, child, or sweetheart (perhaps compare diddums n.), although any semantic connection with the present word is unclear. In use as adverb short for fair dinkum adv. and square dinkum adv.

colloquial (chiefly Australian and New Zealand).

A. n.

1. Australian and English regional (north midlands). Work, esp. hard work. Also: one's fair share of a task (cf. fair dinkum n. 2a). Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > a piece of hard work

toila1500

sweater1851

dinkum1888

schlep1964

1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms v It took us an hour's hard dinkum to get near the peak.

1891 S. O. Addy Suppl. Gloss. Words Sheffield 18 ‘I can stand plenty o' dincum.’ This word is used by colliers at Eckington [Derbyshire].

1898 M. Peacock in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) II. 80/2 [North Lincolnshire] You have gotten to do your dinkum, soä you understand.

1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 23 Dinkum, hard work or honest toil.

2. An Australian or New Zealand soldier in the First World War (1914–18); an Anzac; spec. (frequently in plural, with the) a member of either the New Zealand Rifle Brigade or the 2nd Division of the Australian Imperial Forces. Also occasionally more generally: an Australian or New Zealander. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun]

currency1827

native1848

Australian1880

kangaroo1888

Aussie1915

dinkum1916

Ozzie1918

Aussielander1919

pie eater1953

Strine1964

Oz1976

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of New Zealand > [noun]

Zealander1773

New Zealander1837

Maorilander1892

Pig Islander1909

dinkum1916

kiwi1918

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier of specific force or unit > [noun]

spahi1562

legionnaire1595

strelitz1603

Croat1623

deli1667

Croatian1700

lancer1712

highlander1725

lambs1744

royals1762

light-bob1778

fly-slicer1785

Life Guardsman1785

royals?1795

Hottentot1796

yeoman1798

pandour1800

Faugh-a-Ballaghsc1811

forty-two man1816

kilty1842

Zouave1848

bumblerc1850

Inniskilliner1853

blue cap1857

turco1860

Zou-Zou1860

mudlark1878

king's man1883

Johnny1888

Piffer1892

evzone1897

horse gunner1897

dink1906

army ranger1910

grognard1912

Jock1914

chocolate soldier1915

Cook's tourist1915

dinkum1916

Anzaca1918

choc1917

ranger1942

Chindit1943

Desert Rat1944

Green Beret1949

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > Australian and New Zealand

dink1906

Anzac1915

Cook's tourist1915

dinkum1916

kiwi1918

1916 Daily Mail 24 Apr. 4/5 It is a pleasure to talk to a Dinkum about the war. He shows, with the Australian, a far-sighted and practical patriotism.

1916 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 17 May 6/5 They [sc. the Rifle Brigade] were known throughout the Army in Egypt as the ‘Dinkums’.

1918 Kia Ora Coo-ee Aug. 19/1 I am absolutely certain that every man in the Londoners will always have a soft corner in his heart for the cheery ‘Dinkum’.

1919 Athenæum 8 Aug. 727/2 [The soldier]..gave nicknames to the Overseas troops, as ‘Aussies’, ‘Diggers’, or ‘Dincums’ for Australians.

2008 K. S. Inglis Sacred Places (ed. 3) vi. 248 Men of the Second Division had called themselves half-jocularly the Dinkums, the ones who had come over on principle to fight for Australia.

3. = dinkum oil n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > true facts or circumstances

the soothc897

rightOE

trutha1382

the feat ofa1400

verity1422

the whole story1565

fact1578

the right way (also regionally gate) (of)a1628

bottom fact1864

where it's (he's, she's) at1903

inside1904

dinkum1916

1916 Anzac Bk. 56 A friend met me and asked if I had heard the latest dinkum.

1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 22 Feb. 34 First time I have a cert I'll pass the dinkum to you.

1973 P. Wilson N.Z. Jack 75 He liked to fray the edges between truth and fantasy, or between dinkum and lies.

B. adj.

a. Originally New Zealand = fair dinkum adj. 1a. Frequently in dinkum go.Also (esp. in early use) modified by real or straight: cf. sense C. 1a. Cf. also square dinkum adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable > fair and generous

sportsmanly1778

dinkum1893

sportsmanlike1899

1893 Oamaru (N.Z.) Mail 10 Mar. A real ‘dinkum go’ resulted, Grave leading round the last turn.

1895 Mataura (N.Z.) Ensign 24 Aug. Take it from me, you'll see a straight dinkum go to-day if you keep your lamps on me.

1905 N.Z. Truth 10 Oct. 3 Why, our Sergeant said he would walk from [Palmerston North] to Ashhurst..to see a ‘dinkum go’ [sc. a boxing match] through a crack.

1920 Northern Territory Times & Gaz. 24 Apr. He is a dinkum trier and not a blather skiter.

1946 Townsville (Queensland) Daily Bull. 25 Jan. What a thrill the public gets when it's a dinkum contest between man and horse on equal terms.

2011 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Sport section) 20 TFF is going to have a dinkum go at getting into the Guinness Book of Records by being interviewed..for a total of 24 hours.

b. Honest, above board; true. Also: fair, just. Cf. earlier fair dinkum adj. 1b.

ΚΠ

1905 Kalgoorlie (W. Austral.) Western Argus 10 Jan. 13/2 You did not offer them as a straight dinkum sale, did you?

1923 E. Gepp Essex Dial. Dict. (ed. 2) 39 Dinkum(s), ‘above-board’, honest.

1944 Auckland Star 28 Oct. 3/ (advt.) If you are Buying a Car or Selling your Hack, for real dinkum dealing you had best come to Jack.

1957 ‘N. Shute’ On Beach iv. 111 He's dinkum, and she's not a bad sort.

1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 77/2 Aye, it wor dinkum, that.

2010 J. Sullivan Firebug x. 70 She won't dud him. Do her best to hang tough. And he's dinkum too.

a. Genuine, real; esp. that is rightly or properly so called; veritable. Cf. fair dinkum adj. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] > accurately so named

rightOE

verya1300

verya1387

perfectc1387

propera1398

veritable1483

real?1505

dinkum1914

1914 Sunday Times (Perth, W. Austral.) 12 Apr. 23/4 I have a real dinkum scoop; and here it is without more ado.

1916 Feilding (N.Z.) Star 10 Feb. 3/3 The old pot is a dinkum squire: owns everything for miles round.

1916 Anzac Bk. 22/2 'Ere's some er the dinkum coc'nut ice the tart useter make.

1930 N.Z. Truth 18 Dec. 6/6 It isn't often you come across a real dinkum ping-pong expert in the flesh.

1965 R. H. Conquest Horses in Kitchen 47 The fellow who invented Rafferty's Rules was a dinkum innocent.

1998 H. Strachan Way Up Way Out iii. 54 Bellum was a dinkum Bushman, with small, delicate limbs,..peperkorrel hair.

b. spec. = fair dinkum adj. 2b.

ΚΠ

1918 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 2 Mar. We remain yours, ‘Dinkum Diggers’.

1927 Weekly Disp. 23 Oct. 2/5 Real dinkum Australians..knew..that wombats can't fly.

1944 Border Watch (Mt. Gambier, S. Austral.) 5 Sept. 5/2 To the accompaniment of dinkum Aussie barracking our men played.

1976 C. James in Observer 27 June 17/4 The idea, apparently, is to identify dinkum forthrightness with beer-swilling, prawn-chundering aggression.

2012 Stonnington (Melbourne) Leader (Nexis) 25 July 41 Most dinkum Aussies want to dodge it [sc. the luxury car tax] and they love it if they can.

C. adv.

a. Used conversationally to emphasize the truthfulness or sincerity of a remark; also (as a question) to express surprise or doubt, and solicit confirmation: really, truly, ‘honest to God’. Frequently in straight dinkum. Cf. really adv.² 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually

in, of feata1400

in effectc1405

effectually1420

really?a1425

literallyc1429

(by) matter in deed1447

indeed1535

in fact1592

merely1596

de facto1602

essentially1604

in point of fact1628

upon1644

in point of event1650

effectively1652

in matter of fact1709

absolutelya1712

substantially1753

actually1762

positively1800

in actual fact1824

factually1852

as matter of fact1871

fair dinkum1891

dinkum1894

'smatter of fact1922

basically1927

1894 Derby Mercury 9 May 5/4 ‘Swelp yer true?’ ‘Yes.’—‘Real dinkum?’ ‘Yes.’

1905 West Australian (Perth) 16 Sept. 5/1 I mean it, straight dinkum, Al.

1922 ‘K. Mansfield’ Garden Party 24 ‘Promise not to tell.’ They promised. ‘Say, cross my heart straight dinkum.’

1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 73 Give you a pain in the neck, dinkum, she would.

1955 Southerly 168 Cripes, no, straight dinkum. I just picked it up.

2010 T. L. White Kill Maker lvii. 271 ‘Pull the other one!’ said Carter... ‘No dinkum mate,’ said Conroy.

b. In an honest and honourable manner.

ΚΠ

1920 H. F. Mollard Humour of Road 189 I fixed up with the widder dinkum this time, and she's going to marry what's left of me in London when I can hop about a bit.

1924 F. J. Mills Happy Days 120 Yes, the little Digger would go to both poles after a skirt, but believe me, friend, he always treated 'em dinkum.

1989 V. O'Sullivan Jones & Jones i. i. 12 Ida: I swear. Katherine: Not like that! I mean cross your heart straight dinkum.

2. As an intensifier: very, exceptionally, completely.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very

tooc888

swith971

wellOE

fullOE

rightc1175

muchc1225

wellac1275

gainlya1375

endlyc1440

hard?1440

very1448

odda1500

great1535

jolly1549

fellc1600

veryvery1649

gooda1655

vastly1664

strange1667

bloody1676

ever so1686

heartily1727

real1771

precious1775

quarely1805

murry1818

très1819

freely1820

powerfula1822

gurt1824

almighty1830

heap1832

all-fired1833

gradely1850

real1856

bonny1857

heavens1858

veddy1859

canny1867

some1867

oh-so1881

storming1883

spanking1886

socking1896

hefty1898

velly1898

fair dinkum1904

plurry1907

Pygmalion1914

dinkum1915

beaucoup1918

dirty1920

molto1923

snorting1924

honking1929

hellishing1931

thumpingly1948

way1965

mega1966

mondo1968

seriously1970

totally1972

mucho1978

stonking1990

1915 T. Skeyhill Soldier Songs from Anzac 9 I was sittin' in me dug-out, An' was feelin' dinkum good.

1917 C. Drew Reminisc. Dick Gilbert 54 It's dinkum good stuff. It'll cure any snake-bite in the world!

2008 B. Levy As If! xxii. 152 ‘Dinkum good,’ I say again. ‘I mean it, Dust, bloody good one.’

Compounds

dinkum oil n. Australian and New Zealand accurate information or news; the true facts; cf. oil n.¹ 9.

ΚΠ

1915 (title) The dinkum oil war news.

1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick 87 That's the dinkum oil frum Ginger Mick.

1930 L. W. Lower Here's Luck x. 84 We get the dinkum oil off him.

1993 Dominion (Wellington) 14 June 10 If you make no commitments, it's easy to pass yourself off as the only source of the dinkum oil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	dinkum
释义	dinkumn.adj.adv. Brit. /ˈdɪŋkəm/, U.S. /ˈdɪŋkəm/, Australian English /ˈdɪŋkəm/, New Zealand English /ˈdɪŋkəm/ Forms: 1800s– dincum, 1800s– dinkum. Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown. Earlier currency is probably implied by fair dinkum adv. Compare also square dinkum adv.Apparently originally an English regional word, brought to Australia and New Zealand by immigrants in the 19th cent.; compare evidence from Lincolnshire sources at fair dinkum n. 2, and compare also quots. 1891 and 1898 at sense A. 1. In later use considered characteristic of the speech of Australians and New Zealanders by speakers of other varieties of English, hence use in sense A. 2. The origin of the word is unknown. Perhaps compare ding ‘to work hard’, recorded in regional use in Gloucestershire from 1879 (see Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) at ding vb.¹ and sb.¹, itself apparently an extended sense of ding v.¹), although this is recorded from a different region of England, and also would not explain the word's ending. The form dinkum is also attested from the late 19th cent. as an affectionate form of address to a baby, child, or sweetheart (perhaps compare diddums n.), although any semantic connection with the present word is unclear. In use as adverb short for fair dinkum adv. and square dinkum adv. colloquial (chiefly Australian and New Zealand). A. n. 1. Australian and English regional (north midlands). Work, esp. hard work. Also: one's fair share of a task (cf. fair dinkum n. 2a). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > a piece of hard work toila1500 sweater1851 dinkum1888 schlep1964 1888 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms v It took us an hour's hard dinkum to get near the peak. 1891 S. O. Addy Suppl. Gloss. Words Sheffield 18 ‘I can stand plenty o' dincum.’ This word is used by colliers at Eckington [Derbyshire]. 1898 M. Peacock in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1900) II. 80/2 [North Lincolnshire] You have gotten to do your dinkum, soä you understand. 1941 S. J. Baker Pop. Dict. Austral. Slang 23 Dinkum, hard work or honest toil. 2. An Australian or New Zealand soldier in the First World War (1914–18); an Anzac; spec. (frequently in plural, with the) a member of either the New Zealand Rifle Brigade or the 2nd Division of the Australian Imperial Forces. Also occasionally more generally: an Australian or New Zealander. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of Australia > [noun] currency1827 native1848 Australian1880 kangaroo1888 Aussie1915 dinkum1916 Ozzie1918 Aussielander1919 pie eater1953 Strine1964 Oz1976 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > native or inhabitant of New Zealand > [noun] Zealander1773 New Zealander1837 Maorilander1892 Pig Islander1909 dinkum1916 kiwi1918 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier of specific force or unit > [noun] spahi1562 legionnaire1595 strelitz1603 Croat1623 deli1667 Croatian1700 lancer1712 highlander1725 lambs1744 royals1762 light-bob1778 fly-slicer1785 Life Guardsman1785 royals?1795 Hottentot1796 yeoman1798 pandour1800 Faugh-a-Ballaghsc1811 forty-two man1816 kilty1842 Zouave1848 bumblerc1850 Inniskilliner1853 blue cap1857 turco1860 Zou-Zou1860 mudlark1878 king's man1883 Johnny1888 Piffer1892 evzone1897 horse gunner1897 dink1906 army ranger1910 grognard1912 Jock1914 chocolate soldier1915 Cook's tourist1915 dinkum1916 Anzaca1918 choc1917 ranger1942 Chindit1943 Desert Rat1944 Green Beret1949 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > Australian and New Zealand dink1906 Anzac1915 Cook's tourist1915 dinkum1916 kiwi1918 1916 Daily Mail 24 Apr. 4/5 It is a pleasure to talk to a Dinkum about the war. He shows, with the Australian, a far-sighted and practical patriotism. 1916 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 17 May 6/5 They [sc. the Rifle Brigade] were known throughout the Army in Egypt as the ‘Dinkums’. 1918 Kia Ora Coo-ee Aug. 19/1 I am absolutely certain that every man in the Londoners will always have a soft corner in his heart for the cheery ‘Dinkum’. 1919 Athenæum 8 Aug. 727/2 [The soldier]..gave nicknames to the Overseas troops, as ‘Aussies’, ‘Diggers’, or ‘Dincums’ for Australians. 2008 K. S. Inglis Sacred Places (ed. 3) vi. 248 Men of the Second Division had called themselves half-jocularly the Dinkums, the ones who had come over on principle to fight for Australia. 3. = dinkum oil n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [noun] > true facts or circumstances the soothc897 rightOE trutha1382 the feat ofa1400 verity1422 the whole story1565 fact1578 the right way (also regionally gate) (of)a1628 bottom fact1864 where it's (he's, she's) at1903 inside1904 dinkum1916 1916 Anzac Bk. 56 A friend met me and asked if I had heard the latest dinkum. 1933 Bulletin (Sydney) 22 Feb. 34 First time I have a cert I'll pass the dinkum to you. 1973 P. Wilson N.Z. Jack 75 He liked to fray the edges between truth and fantasy, or between dinkum and lies. B. adj. 1. a. Originally New Zealand = fair dinkum adj. 1a. Frequently in dinkum go.Also (esp. in early use) modified by real or straight: cf. sense C. 1a. Cf. also square dinkum adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > morality > rightness or justice > [adjective] > fair or equitable > fair and generous sportsmanly1778 dinkum1893 sportsmanlike1899 1893 Oamaru (N.Z.) Mail 10 Mar. A real ‘dinkum go’ resulted, Grave leading round the last turn. 1895 Mataura (N.Z.) Ensign 24 Aug. Take it from me, you'll see a straight dinkum go to-day if you keep your lamps on me. 1905 N.Z. Truth 10 Oct. 3 Why, our Sergeant said he would walk from [Palmerston North] to Ashhurst..to see a ‘dinkum go’ [sc. a boxing match] through a crack. 1920 Northern Territory Times & Gaz. 24 Apr. He is a dinkum trier and not a blather skiter. 1946 Townsville (Queensland) Daily Bull. 25 Jan. What a thrill the public gets when it's a dinkum contest between man and horse on equal terms. 2011 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 10 Dec. (Sport section) 20 TFF is going to have a dinkum go at getting into the Guinness Book of Records by being interviewed..for a total of 24 hours. b. Honest, above board; true. Also: fair, just. Cf. earlier fair dinkum adj. 1b. ΚΠ 1905 Kalgoorlie (W. Austral.) Western Argus 10 Jan. 13/2 You did not offer them as a straight dinkum sale, did you? 1923 E. Gepp Essex Dial. Dict. (ed. 2) 39 Dinkum(s), ‘above-board’, honest. 1944 Auckland Star 28 Oct. 3/ (advt.) If you are Buying a Car or Selling your Hack, for real dinkum dealing you had best come to Jack. 1957 ‘N. Shute’ On Beach iv. 111 He's dinkum, and she's not a bad sort. 1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 77/2 Aye, it wor dinkum, that. 2010 J. Sullivan Firebug x. 70 She won't dud him. Do her best to hang tough. And he's dinkum too. 2. a. Genuine, real; esp. that is rightly or properly so called; veritable. Cf. fair dinkum adj. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] > accurately so named rightOE verya1300 verya1387 perfectc1387 propera1398 veritable1483 real?1505 dinkum1914 1914 Sunday Times (Perth, W. Austral.) 12 Apr. 23/4 I have a real dinkum scoop; and here it is without more ado. 1916 Feilding (N.Z.) Star 10 Feb. 3/3 The old pot is a dinkum squire: owns everything for miles round. 1916 Anzac Bk. 22/2 'Ere's some er the dinkum coc'nut ice the tart useter make. 1930 N.Z. Truth 18 Dec. 6/6 It isn't often you come across a real dinkum ping-pong expert in the flesh. 1965 R. H. Conquest Horses in Kitchen 47 The fellow who invented Rafferty's Rules was a dinkum innocent. 1998 H. Strachan Way Up Way Out iii. 54 Bellum was a dinkum Bushman, with small, delicate limbs,..peperkorrel hair. b. spec. = fair dinkum adj. 2b. ΚΠ 1918 Western Champion (Barcaldine, Queensland) 2 Mar. We remain yours, ‘Dinkum Diggers’. 1927 Weekly Disp. 23 Oct. 2/5 Real dinkum Australians..knew..that wombats can't fly. 1944 Border Watch (Mt. Gambier, S. Austral.) 5 Sept. 5/2 To the accompaniment of dinkum Aussie barracking our men played. 1976 C. James in Observer 27 June 17/4 The idea, apparently, is to identify dinkum forthrightness with beer-swilling, prawn-chundering aggression. 2012 Stonnington (Melbourne) Leader (Nexis) 25 July 41 Most dinkum Aussies want to dodge it [sc. the luxury car tax] and they love it if they can. C. adv. 1. a. Used conversationally to emphasize the truthfulness or sincerity of a remark; also (as a question) to express surprise or doubt, and solicit confirmation: really, truly, ‘honest to God’. Frequently in straight dinkum. Cf. really adv.² 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > [adverb] > in fact, actually in, of feata1400 in effectc1405 effectually1420 really?a1425 literallyc1429 (by) matter in deed1447 indeed1535 in fact1592 merely1596 de facto1602 essentially1604 in point of fact1628 upon1644 in point of event1650 effectively1652 in matter of fact1709 absolutelya1712 substantially1753 actually1762 positively1800 in actual fact1824 factually1852 as matter of fact1871 fair dinkum1891 dinkum1894 'smatter of fact1922 basically1927 1894 Derby Mercury 9 May 5/4 ‘Swelp yer true?’ ‘Yes.’—‘Real dinkum?’ ‘Yes.’ 1905 West Australian (Perth) 16 Sept. 5/1 I mean it, straight dinkum, Al. 1922 ‘K. Mansfield’ Garden Party 24 ‘Promise not to tell.’ They promised. ‘Say, cross my heart straight dinkum.’ 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder vii. 73 Give you a pain in the neck, dinkum, she would. 1955 Southerly 168 Cripes, no, straight dinkum. I just picked it up. 2010 T. L. White Kill Maker lvii. 271 ‘Pull the other one!’ said Carter... ‘No dinkum mate,’ said Conroy. b. In an honest and honourable manner. ΚΠ 1920 H. F. Mollard Humour of Road 189 I fixed up with the widder dinkum this time, and she's going to marry what's left of me in London when I can hop about a bit. 1924 F. J. Mills Happy Days 120 Yes, the little Digger would go to both poles after a skirt, but believe me, friend, he always treated 'em dinkum. 1989 V. O'Sullivan Jones & Jones i. i. 12 Ida: I swear. Katherine: Not like that! I mean cross your heart straight dinkum. 2. As an intensifier: very, exceptionally, completely. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > very tooc888 swith971 wellOE wellOE fullOE rightc1175 muchc1225 wellac1275 gainlya1375 endlyc1440 hard?1440 very1448 odda1500 great1535 jolly1549 fellc1600 veryvery1649 gooda1655 vastly1664 strange1667 bloody1676 ever so1686 heartily1727 real1771 precious1775 quarely1805 murry1818 très1819 freely1820 powerfula1822 gurt1824 almighty1830 heap1832 all-fired1833 gradely1850 real1856 bonny1857 heavens1858 veddy1859 canny1867 some1867 oh-so1881 storming1883 spanking1886 socking1896 hefty1898 velly1898 fair dinkum1904 plurry1907 Pygmalion1914 dinkum1915 beaucoup1918 dirty1920 molto1923 snorting1924 honking1929 hellishing1931 thumpingly1948 way1965 mega1966 mondo1968 seriously1970 totally1972 mucho1978 stonking1990 1915 T. Skeyhill Soldier Songs from Anzac 9 I was sittin' in me dug-out, An' was feelin' dinkum good. 1917 C. Drew Reminisc. Dick Gilbert 54 It's dinkum good stuff. It'll cure any snake-bite in the world! 2008 B. Levy As If! xxii. 152 ‘Dinkum good,’ I say again. ‘I mean it, Dust, bloody good one.’ Compounds dinkum oil n. Australian and New Zealand accurate information or news; the true facts; cf. oil n.¹ 9. ΚΠ 1915 (title) The dinkum oil war news. 1916 C. J. Dennis Moods of Ginger Mick 87 That's the dinkum oil frum Ginger Mick. 1930 L. W. Lower Here's Luck x. 84 We get the dinkum oil off him. 1993 Dominion (Wellington) 14 June 10 If you make no commitments, it's easy to pass yourself off as the only source of the dinkum oil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.adv.1888
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