dinkum

adjective

ˈdiŋ-kəm How to pronounce dinkum (audio)
Definition of dinkumnext
Australian & New Zealand
as in honest
being exactly as appears or as claimed somewhat surprised to learn that our guide through the outback was a fair dinkum crocodile hunter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dinkum
  1. honest
  2. genuine
  3. true
  4. real
  5. authentic
Adjective
  • This leads to an honest and bracing conversation about the nature of addiction.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Healthy relationships, open or closed, involve honest communication.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • To be clear, audiophiles will still prefer genuine stereo separation.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Avoid Downtown, But Grab Some Grub at Wildflower The downtown area is a genuine tourist trap.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of genuine
Adjective
  • The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Overly precocious George jumps from the train to the countryside and, in true Dickensian fashion, encounters some helpful people as well as some unsavory types on his treacherous trek back home.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of true
Adjective
  • The English teacher dug out the real recommendation from his briefcase.
    Adam Patric Miller, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Never mind the state’s policies (high gas taxes, special fuels mandate and a push to end fossil-fuels production) are the real causes of crushing gas prices.
    Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of real
Adjective
  • The rating never came though — Prey played too fast and loose with comics canon to court fans still starved for authentic adaptations, yet leaned on comics references hard enough to possibly alienate newcomers.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Pivoting to outdoor recreation has created a new kind of boom that balances the region’s natural beauty with the authentic grittiness that put Leadville on the map.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of authentic
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