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dicken
A substitue for "fair dinkum": "You're putting me on". "No, I'm not - dicken".
Contributor's comments: [Adelaide informant] Strong agreement: This curry's pretty hot, isn't it? Dicken it is!
Contributor's comments: Have only ever heard it used in South Australia and that was in the '60s, and its usage was dying out then.
Contributor's comments: I recall "dicken" used as an affirmation in conversation. Isn't it hot today? Dicken! I have no idea how it may have originated. Perhaps it could be a contraction of "Do you reckon", although its usage does not accord with this theory. You still hear older people saying dicken, and I expect it's still heard in the country.
Contributor's comments: Agreement, praise. Heard and used in Adelaide in the early 60s but never elsewhere: "A good car? Dicken it is!" "Do you like cake? Dicken!"
Contributor's comments: Slang word for affirmation. Port Adelaide South Aust. Q: It's a hot day (isn't it)? A: dickon!