Timeline for What's the origin of "dinkum"?
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| Jun 14, 2018 at 7:58 | comment | added | Phil M Jones | Ah, well spotted Sven | |
| Jun 13, 2018 at 17:54 | comment | added | Sven Yargs | The instance of "fair-dinkum" from North Lincolnshire Words is extremely significant and persuades me that the term originated in England, even though the date of the glossary is 1881. I think it is incorrect, however, to view the pamphlet in which it appears as being a section of the 1877 "Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham, Lincolnshire"; they are separate pamphlets, bundled in a single URL for Google Books' convenience. | |
| Jun 13, 2018 at 15:16 | history | edited | Phil M Jones | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added 13 Jun 2018 section
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| Jan 3, 2014 at 13:10 | history | edited | Phil M Jones | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Corrected title of book, as pointed out by Hugo.
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| Jan 3, 2014 at 11:45 | history | edited | Phil M Jones | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added etymonline link, and N LIncs explanation
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| Jan 3, 2014 at 11:40 | comment | added | Hugo | Good find! So perhaps the phrase is originally British rather than Australian/New Zealand? // The archive.org book is rather titled Original Glossaries with sections for different areas. Fair-dinkum appears in the "North Lincolnshire Glossary". | |
| Jan 3, 2014 at 11:19 | history | edited | Phil M Jones | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Added more reliable source.
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| Jan 3, 2014 at 10:54 | comment | added | Hugo | "Allegedly" is important here because we can't trust Google's year for snippets. But 1881 looks likely as it also shows up twice in HathiTrust's search results for Publications. no.23,32 1879,1881. If someone (in the US?) has full search possibilities, please could you confirm the date in the HathiTrust? | |
| Jan 3, 2014 at 10:41 | history | answered | Phil M Jones | CC BY-SA 3.0 |