straight dinkum

English

Etymology

Variation of fair dinkum.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

straight dinkum (not comparable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Genuine, honest, fair and square.
   • 1977, Katherine Mansfield, The Letters and Journals of Katherine Mansfield: A Selection, page 96:

     My precious, please don′t ever send me a penny of extra money. That is very straight dinkum.

Synonyms

• (genuine, honest): fair dinkum, square dinkum

Adverb

straight dinkum (not comparable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Truly, honestly.
   • 1922, Katherine Mansfield, At The Bay‎^[1]:

     “Say, cross my heart straight dinkum.”

   • 1983, John Middleton Murry, The Letters of John Middleton Murry to Katherine Mansfield, page 178:

     This morning, I promise cross my heart straight Dinkum (is that right?) will be the last, the very last, of our awful moments.

   • 1990, Norman Lindsay, edited by Keith Wingrove, Norman Lindsay on Art, Life, and Literature, page 41:

     […] she said scornfully, “One of the girls gave it to you. Tell me at once who it was.”
     “Cripes, no, straight dinkum. I just picked it up.”

Synonyms

• (truly, honestly): fair dinkum, square dinkum