Today's Word "dinkum"
Genuine and honest
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dinkum \DING-kehm\ (noun) - Genuine, honest person or thing.
"Fair dinkum, you won the lottery?" asked an incredulous Mick as Jason walked in wearing a new suit, after he told everyone of his good fortune.
Fair dinkum is "the real stuff, the truth." Americans and Brits trying to cut back on their profanity now have the perfect substitute for "No s____?" When you doubt something you want to believe, simply substitute, "Fair dinkum?" The original meaning in Australia was apparently "hard or honest work" according to Baker's Dictionary of Australian Slang, whence "genuine, honest."