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dead-set. Certain, assured. Also used as an interjection (often voiced by Ginger Meggs in the cartoon strip of that name), meaning sure or certainly.
digger. Australian soldier, especially one who served in World War I.
ding. A damaged section of a car, bike, surfboard, etc. There are other meanings.
dingbat. Someone odd, crazy.
dinki-di. Also dinky-di. True blue, fair dinkum, genuine.
dinkum. True blue, real, genuine. Quite often used in the phrase fair dinkum.
do one's lolly. Lose one's temper.
don't end up in a picnic. Don't be in an awkward situation.
doona. A quilted eiderdown with a down filling, a comforter.
drongo. Slow-witted or stupid person.
drover. One who drives cattle, sheep and like animals over long distances, usually to market.
ducks 'n' drakes. Rhyming slang for the shakes. Could also be taken to mean men and women.
dummy, as in spit the dummy. To spit the dummy is to baulk at, get angry about, or simply, obstinately refuse to do, something. A dummy is what some Americans call a pacifier, and when a baby spits the dummy it just can't be pacified.
dunny. An outside toilet, sanitary can.
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