dinkum
1 of 2adjective
din·kum ˈdiŋ-kəm 
Australia and New Zealand
: authentic, genuine —often used with fair
I was fair dinkum about my interest in their culture
Percy Trezise
Percy Trezisedinkum
2 of 2adverb
Australia and New Zealand
: truly, honestly —often used with fair —often used interjectionally
Synonyms
Adjective
- authentic
- bona fide
- certifiable
- certified
- echt
- genuine
- honest
- pukka
- pucka
- real
- right
- sure-enough
- true
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Adjective somewhat surprised to learn that our guide through the outback was a fair dinkum crocodile hunter
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
English dialect dinkum, noun, work, share of work
First Known Use
Adjective
1905, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
1915, in the meaning defined above
dinkum
adjective
as in honest
being exactly as appears or as claimed somewhat surprised to learn that our guide through the outback was a fair dinkum crocodile hunter Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- honest
- genuine
- true
- real
- authentic
- pukka
- for real
- echt
- original
- certified
- certifiable
- actual
- bona fide
- pure
- pucka
- historical
- unmistakable
- right
- sure-enough
- legitimate
- legal
- very
- accurate
- lawful
- identifiable
- verifiable
- correct
- unadulterated
- indisputable
- proven
- incontrovertible
- irrefutable
- incontestable
- substantiated
- validated
- proper
- veritable
- unquestionable
- verified
- indubitable
- undoubted
- unalloyed
- recognizable
- undeniable
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fake
- false
- bogus
- phony
- phoney
- sham
- mock
- counterfeit
- spurious
- unreal
- pseudo
- synthetic
- imitation
- supposititious
- artificial
- suppositious
- factitious
- unnatural
- simulated
- misleading
- unauthentic
- deceptive
- manufactured
- delusive
- delusory
- fabricated
- man-made
- concocted