fair dinkum

Etymology
see dinkum.

Adjective

 * 1)  Genuine, honest, fair and square.
 * 2) * 2004, Susie Ashworth et al., Lonely Planet Australia,
 * When people think of Australia they commonly think of the outback; or koalas, kangaroos and ‘fair dinkum’ frontier types.
 * 1) * 2008 Joe Hockey interviewed on 4 Corners, ,
 * He appreciated the honesty, he appreciated the fact that I rang him and was prepared to be fair dinkum with him, and he heard what I said.
 * 1) * 2008 Joe Hockey interviewed on 4 Corners, ,
 * He appreciated the honesty, he appreciated the fact that I rang him and was prepared to be fair dinkum with him, and he heard what I said.
 * He appreciated the honesty, he appreciated the fact that I rang him and was prepared to be fair dinkum with him, and he heard what I said.

Derived terms

 * : fair dinks

Adverb

 * 1)  Truly, honestly.
 * 2) * 2011, Annabel Stafford, The Mob Can't Hurt You, University of Technology, Sydney, The Life You Chose and That Chose You: The 25th UTS Writers' Anthology, unnumbered page,
 * Well, then I've started fucken crying cause I'm fair dinkum scared the prick's gonna kill me. Fair dinkum, it sounds like the whole fucken town's out.
 * 1) * 2011, Annabel Stafford, The Mob Can't Hurt You, University of Technology, Sydney, The Life You Chose and That Chose You: The 25th UTS Writers' Anthology, unnumbered page,
 * Well, then I've started fucken crying cause I'm fair dinkum scared the prick's gonna kill me. Fair dinkum, it sounds like the whole fucken town's out.
 * Well, then I've started fucken crying cause I'm fair dinkum scared the prick's gonna kill me. Fair dinkum, it sounds like the whole fucken town's out.