单词 | dinkum |
释义 | dinkum[ ding-kuhm ] / ˈdɪŋ kəm / adjective Australian.genuine; authentic. Also fair din·kum [fair-ding-kuhm] /ˈfɛər ˈdɪŋ kəm/ . Origin of dinkumFirst recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain, possibly from Lincolnshire dialect dincum, dinkum “work, hard work,” extended to mean “doing one's fair share of work” Words nearby dinkumdinitrophenylhydrazine test, dink, Dinka, dinkey, dinkie, dinkum, dinky, dinky-di, dinna, dinner, dinner clothes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dinkum
British Dictionary definitions for dinkumdinkum / (ˈdɪŋkəm) / adjective Australian and NZ informalgenuine or righta dinkum bloke fair dinkum genuine or true: used to emphasize the truth of something or in asking for the truth of something to be confirmedBack to the states? Fair dinkum? dinkum oil archaic the truth Word Origin for dinkumC19: from English dialect: work, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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