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It can be used to describe the honesty of something, as in the phrase <em>fair and square</em> (“I was beaten fair dinkum”), or to emphasize one’s credibility, as in <em>honest to God</em> (“Sorry I’m late, there was traffic. Fair dinkum?”). 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