1888, "hard work," Australian slang, of unknown origin, perhaps from Lincolnshire dialect. Adjectival meaning "honest, genuine" is attested from 1916. Phrase fair dinkum "fair play" is attested by 1894.
dingus
dingy
dining
DINK
dink
dinkum
dinky
dinna
dinner
dinnerless
dinosaur
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