Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straight dinkum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: straight dinkum
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Genuine, honest, fair and square.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

adv

Truly, honestly.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"My precious, please don′t ever send me a penny of extra money. That is very straight dinkum."
"“Say, cross my heart straight dinkum.”"
"This morning, I promise cross my heart straight Dinkum (is that right?) will be the last, the very last, of our awful moments."
"[…]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.”"

Etymology

Variation of fair dinkum.

Usage

Synonyms

fair dinkum square dinkum

Questions

What does straight dinkum mean?: Genuine, honest, fair and square.
Where does straight dinkum come from?: Variation of fair dinkum.

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