dinkum
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Is dinkum a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of dinkum?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Genuine, true, honest, on the level.Examples: "Hon. Sir Ross McLarty: We were always dinkum. Mr. MAY: The ultimate result showed how dinkum the hon. member was."; "The dinkum Aussie everyone talks about, almost always with a certain unreal sentimentality, is clearly a worker."; "Larry's jeep was behind mine, and as I went past an intersection, I saw a lot of their chaps around a dinkum super Mark VI tank — p'raps a Mark VII or VIII. I didn't have a chance for a proper dinkum look-see, what?"Synonyms: dinky-dieAustraliaNew-Zealandslang
noun (English)
1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, rare, obsolete) Hard work.AustraliaNew-Zealandobsoleterareslanguncountable
2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) Truth.Examples: "You look real jockey — thats' the dinkum."AustraliaNew-Zealanddatedslanguncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary