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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dinkum /ˈdɪŋkəm/ (also fair dinkum) Austral./NZ informal

▶adjective genuine; true. ▶adverb [often in questions] really; honestly.

– origin C19: of unknown origin.

'dinkum' also found in these Oxford entries:

dinky-di - fair

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