Getbig.com: American Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure

Getbig Main Boards => General Topics => Topic started by: Sljck-NjnjaRjder on September 26, 2006, 05:38:43 PM

Title: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Sljck-NjnjaRjder on September 26, 2006, 05:38:43 PM
Seriously...what does it mean?
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: disco_stu on September 26, 2006, 05:54:56 PM
it means ''real deal''

''legit''

''no joke''

''the real thing''

''no BS''

and so on.
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: rocket on September 26, 2006, 06:01:13 PM
I should point out. 

Its not really a saying that would be considered very common in todays australian dielect.  Only "ocka" individuals use that type of expression.

Ocka = very broad accent that is somewhat exaggerated to people who are not australia.

IE.. paul hogan, steve irwin.

And to a lesser extent Lee Priest.
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Sljck-NjnjaRjder on September 26, 2006, 06:03:22 PM
it means ''real deal''

''legit''

''no joke''

''the real thing''

''no BS''

and so on.


Can you use this phrase as a noun?

e.g.  " You're the Fair Dinkum!"  or "Coke is Fair Dinkum." 
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Robbie on September 26, 2006, 06:12:04 PM
You could use it a few ways:

Woten is a fair dinkum tosser.

or

Woten is a tosser. Fair dinkum!

Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: rocket on September 26, 2006, 06:13:52 PM
would that be down to the influx of those poxy asian fuckers?
Not asian people in particular but australia is full of migrants.  Especially in the cities.  As a migrant myself I found the actual broad dielect to be pretty repulsive. 

If you go to a country town you're only going to find australian people and the accents are much broader there.
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: kawaks on September 26, 2006, 06:16:42 PM
Seriously...what does it mean?

If I say I can squat 325lbs for 20 reps and then actually do it, thats "fair dinkum".

It can also mean the guy is a "good bloke" who doesn't BS, lie or deceive.

Yeah, he's "Fair Dinkum" alright, mate!
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Robbie on September 26, 2006, 06:35:13 PM
fine words from the gala scumfuck that is your shitstained self

piss off ya mongrel

fucking hoon
Nice comeback sweet heart. Fair dinkum  ;)
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Vince B on September 26, 2006, 06:39:38 PM
Sometimes when Aussies are trying to trick a foreigner they say, "Fair dinkum, mate!" So some Aussies bs while using that expression. Aussie humour is to make you believe falsehoods and they delight in fooling foreigners like Yanks. I knew an old geezer who was visiting Memphis. Some Yank asked him where he was from and he said South Carolina. The Yank said, "Gee, I wouldn't have picked that?" The Aussis thought that fooling Yanks was funny. I thought that was just being stupid. He had a Dundee hat and would have crowds around him because he said he was Crocodile Dundee when people asked if that was who he was. Now, this bloke wasn't being fair dinkum.

One Asian guy asked his mates at work for a good Aussie name for himself. His name is now "Murphy"! You have to watch out for the Aussies.  
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Hendrix on September 26, 2006, 08:40:47 PM
"CRICKY"
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: 24KT on September 26, 2006, 09:13:58 PM
You could use it a few ways:

Woten is a fair dinkum tosser.

or

Woten is a tosser. Fair dinkum!


Actually I would have pegged him as more of a Wally.  ;D
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Dan-O on September 26, 2006, 10:02:18 PM
Only bogans say "fair dinkum." :D
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on September 26, 2006, 10:04:23 PM
it means ''real deal''

''legit''

''no joke''

''the real thing''

''no BS''

and so on.


So it's the opposite of lets say......Bill Clinton?
Title: Re: What does 'Fair Dinkum' mean?
Post by: Sljck-NjnjaRjder on September 27, 2006, 03:38:33 AM
"CRICKY"

Wouldn't you want to say "CRIKEY"?

Sometimes when Aussies are trying to trick a foreigner they say, "Fair dinkum, mate!" So some Aussies bs while using that expression. Aussie humour is to make you believe falsehoods and they delight in fooling foreigners like Yanks. I knew an old geezer who was visiting Memphis. Some Yank asked him where he was from and he said South Carolina. The Yank said, "Gee, I wouldn't have picked that?" The Aussis thought that fooling Yanks was funny. I thought that was just being stupid. He had a Dundee hat and would have crowds around him because he said he was Crocodile Dundee when people asked if that was who he was. Now, this bloke wasn't being fair dinkum.

One Asian guy asked his mates at work for a good Aussie name for himself. His name is now "Murphy"! You have to watch out for the Aussies.  

So will it be cool for a Yinzer from Pittsburgh to use Fair Dinkum?  I want to say it to a couple people.  I need a new phrase.