Dinky-di
DING-kee DY · adjective
Genuine and typically Australian.
Person 1"Is that a real Akubra?"
Person 2"Dinky-di."
Where it's from
Same root as fair dinkum.
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While you're here
True blue
Loyal and thoroughly Australian.
Yeah nah
No. Starting with yeah makes it sound a bit more friendly.
Arvo
Afternoon. Used heaps by basically everyone.
Fair dinkum
Genuine, true, no word of a lie. Also a question: "Fair dinkum?"
Servo
Petrol station. Also where you buy a pie, milk and a bag of ice at 11pm.
Dunny
Toilet. Traditionally an outhouse down the back of the yard, now any toilet at all.
