The etymology of the word ‘dinkum’ leads to English dialects. Apparently it means ‘work’. In Australia the common phrase is ‘fair dinkum’ which means true, genuine, honest, no lie. Sometimes used as an affirmation ie “he’s fair dinkum about this”. Other times used as a question, much like “are you kidding?” So fair drinkum is a little play on that implying some degree of honesty and authenticity and probably an absence of BS.
I just went from thinking it was a cute Aussie thing, to actually really liking that saying a LOT. Thank you, that was a great bit of information! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!
Cheers, guys. Have a great show.
Thank you, but it was for another channel that did an interview of me and many other home brewers with more to come.
The etymology of the word ‘dinkum’ leads to English dialects. Apparently it means ‘work’. In Australia the common phrase is ‘fair dinkum’ which means true, genuine, honest, no lie. Sometimes used as an affirmation ie “he’s fair dinkum about this”. Other times used as a question, much like “are you kidding?”
So fair drinkum is a little play on that implying some degree of honesty and authenticity and probably an absence of BS.
I just went from thinking it was a cute Aussie thing, to actually really liking that saying a LOT. Thank you, that was a great bit of information! Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas!