What's a "dinkum" anyway?
According to WWWebster
Dictionary :
Main Entry: 1din·kum
Pronunciation: 'di[ng]-k&m
Function: adjective
Etymology: English dialect dinkum, n., work, share of work
Date: 1905
Australian & New Zealand : AUTHENTIC, GENUINE -- often used
with fair
The reality is, some years ago I enjoyed reading The
Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein. The story line
had a lot of transplanted Australian's on the moon running around saying
"dinkum this" and "dinkum that" and I liked the sound of
the word. That's why the Dinkum Software logo has a picture of the
Earth and the Moon.
