Commonly heard in Australia, fair dinkum is used to describe something “authentic” or “legitimate.” This phrase is also used as an intensifier. Less common versions: square dinkum and straight dinkum. The expression fair dinkum drongo refers to “the...
In Lancashire, England, the dialectal term sprunny is a synonym for “sweetheart.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Sprunny” Grant, I’m sure you’ll agree that you can never have too many synonyms for sweetheart or lover. And here’s...

