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fair (or square or straight) dinkumAustralian / NZ informal 1Used to emphasize or seek confirmation of the genuineness or truth of something: Eric and his assistant are fair dinkum magicians ‘Burt’s just told me he’s packing up in a month.’ ‘Fair dinkum?’...- No, fair dinkum that's what Mr Stanhope said in answer to a question from the ALP's Senator Sue Mackay who had asked how Telstra could justify the new charge, which starts in July.
- ‘It's fair dinkum, mate,’ said Don, with a straight face.
- That's about seven questions, Tony, fair dinkum.
1.1Used to emphasize that behaviour complies with accepted standards: they were asking a lot for the car, but fair dinkum considering its list price...- ‘We have been making hard decisions to show that this guarantee is fair dinkum, that our low interest rate guarantee is fair dinkum,’ he declared.
- But to show just how fair dinkum and innocent of any charges or accusations they are - their lawyers have writs virtually flying out the door that will legally prove the media are liars and character assassins.
- At Albrecht, the crowd was down, but with two neutral umpires centre stage and vital premiership points on offer, play was fair dinkum from the first delivery.
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