Fair dinkum ...

As quickly and concisely as I can, I will try to explain the term 'fair dinkum' - I really should have added this as a post-script on my last post ... anyway -

and please know that this comes from a woman born and bred in Sydney Australia,  (I say that because I've seen some absolute nonsense online about many of our sayings).  I and my whole family use many Aussie phrases, as indeed do many of our Aussie friends, I only mention that because I have read in places like Wikipedia that us Aussies aren't doing those things any more, only in certain parts of Australia??  I dispute that!!

Fair dinkum (or dinkum) - generally means 'true', 'the truth', or 'genuine' - however this is not a 'strict' meaning of the term.  To explain, in my 'Fit as .." post where I say that I need to be fair dinkum about losing weight - I mean that I need to be serious, to make a genuine effort, about losing weight.  And if I say that I am fair dinkum, I am saying that I'm being totally honest - and you'd better believe it!!

Example conversation:

Me - I just won the lottery!
You - You're kidding me!
Me - No I'm not, fair dinkum, I won!!!!!

And to use fair dinkum as a question on it's own ... e.g. are you fair dinkum?  - well I'm asking if you're telling me the truth.

Dinky-di is a variation of the term 'fair dinkum' - and is used in reference to an Australian person, and means that they are a born and bred, patriotic, lover of everything Australia - that's the best way I can describe dinky-di!  If you know what 'true blue' means, then you'll understand dinky-di, pretty much the same thing.

Hope this all makes sense ...

I'll stop now!!  Hooroo :)
(and hooroo means bye, see ya later!!)