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din⋅kum

  [ding-kuhm]
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–adjective Australian.
genuine; authentic.
Origin:
1890–95; of obscure orig.
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din·kum   (dĭn'kəm)   
adj.  Genuine; real.
adv.  Honestly; truly.

[From English dialectal and Australian, work.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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dinkum 
1888, "hard work," Australian slang, of unknown origin, perhaps connected to Lincolnshire dialect. Meaning "honest, genuine" is attested from 1894.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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