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Fair dinkum" was first used in England in 1881, and is the equivalent of West Yorkshire "fair doos". The word "dinkum" is first recorded in Australia in the 1890s. [21] G'day – a greeting, meaning "good day". [11] [22] Manchester (frequently lower-case) – household linen (sheets, pillow cases etc.), as in "manchester department" of a ...
No wukkas. No worries, don’t worry about it, all good. She’ll be right. According to ANU, Australian English often uses the feminine pronoun “she,” whereas standard English would use “it.”
Australian English is relatively consistent across the continent, although it encompasses numerous regional and sociocultural varieties. "General Australian" describes the de facto standard dialect, which is perceived to be free of pronounced regional or sociocultural markers and is often used in the media.
"Ocker" was recorded from 1916 as a nickname for anyone called Oscar. The 1920s Australian comic strip Ginger Meggs contained a character called Oscar ("Ocker") Stevens. The term "ocker" in its modern usage arose from a character of that name, played by Ron Frazer, who appeared in the satirical television comedy series The Mavis Bramston Show from 1965 to 1968. [7]
Linguist Anna Wierzbicka argues that Australians' use of diminutives reflects Australian cultural values of mateship, friendliness, informality, and solidarity, while downplaying formality and avoiding bragging associated with tall poppy syndrome. [1] Records of the use of diminutives in Australian English date back to the 1800s.
twinqletwinqle 09:17, 17 April 2010 (UTC There are 34 examples in the Trove database of "fair dinkum" being used in the 1870s & 1880s, I am not sure when dinkum alone was fist used, OED might help, but statement above about 1890s is chronologically incorrectBrunswicknic 12:23, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
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It featured another comic track, "I'm Fair Dinkum". Williamson then launched his merchandise business, The Fair Dinkum Road Company, in Sydney. The album included his cover version of Spectrum's 1971 single, "I'll Be Gone", which he played using only guitar and harmonica. At the start of 1985 he founded an independent record label, Gumleaf ...