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by heinz on July 24th, 2008
The story I heard was that it came from the Chinese gold miners. During the gold rush, booze was paid for with a pinch of gold. The miners paid for drinks with a pinch of gold and if the measure wasn't enough, the miners used the term "fair drinkin'" which meant "fill it up" the Chinese copied with "fair dinkum". So that's another version of the origin of the term. The Chinese have never been shy of drinking and that is still reflected today. The drinks at Chinese restaurants are always more than a standard measure.
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