| 单词 | dinkum go |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdinkum go 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. < as lemmas |
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