d 2 i 1 n 1 k 5 u 1 m 3
6 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originUnknown. Earliest recorded use in the phrase fair dinkum in 1879, from Australia. Also recorded (slightly later) from Derbyshire and Lincolnshire dialect. Perhaps related to Gloucestershire dialect ding (“to work hard”).
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