What does "fair dinkum" mean?? What is the phrase's origin? I heard Steve Irwin (the crocodile hunter) say it a few times.
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Phillis - Zacks little sister
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From wiki, I know: (Australia, slang) genuine, honest, fair and square Are you fair dinkum ?. - are you telling me the truth ? ; do you really mean that ? I remembered this saying from several of my beloved books and never knew what it meant. Thanks for reminding me, phillis.
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"Fair dinkum" is an Australian colloquialism which basically means something that has been stated or said is the truth.
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Similar terms are "she'll be right" and "good as gold". It's also used to a less extent in NZ.
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I understand that one can also simply say "dinkum", as in "It's dinkum, mate."
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