dinky-di
/ˌdɪŋkɪˈdʌɪ
/(also dinki-di)
adjective Australian /NZ informal
Another term for dinkum.Fitzsimons - a grown man with no drug problem - is arguing not to worry about terrorists, because they'll love our lifestyle so much they'll becoming dinky-di aussies....
- Lions Club representative Nicole Behiels dishes up some dinky-di Australian tucker during the Australia Day celebrations last year.
- Twelve one-day games beef up the 2005 itinerary, but the warm-ups and the Tests - the dinky-di Ashes Tour - total only ten games.
Origin
Early 20th century: from dinkum, with a nonsensical final element.
- well-derived
- well-descended
- well-deserved
- well-deserving
- well designed
- well-desired
- well-determined
- well-developed
- well-devised
- well-dieted
- well-digested
- well-digger
- well-directed
- well-disciplined
- well-disguised
- well-dish
- well-dispersed
- well disposed
- well-disputed
- well-dissected
- well-dissembled
- well-distinguished
- well-divided
- well-documented
- well-doer