adjective
- genuine, authentic, or honest
Usage: Australian and New Zealand slang
Examples
- That’s fair dinkum advice from someone who knows.
- He’s a dinkum Aussie bloke.
- Is that story dinkum or are you pulling my leg?
- She gave us the dinkum truth about what happened.
- That’s not dinkum – you’re making it up.
- He’s dinkum about wanting to help us out.