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    Brummagem
    /ˈbrʌmədʒəm/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to Birmingham or the dialect of English spoken there. informal
    • 2. cheap, showy, or counterfeit: dated "a vile Brummagem substitute for the genuine article"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › brummagemBrummagem Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adjective. brum· ma· gem ˈbrə-mi-jəm. Synonyms of brummagem. : spurious. also : cheaply showy : tawdry. a bilious combination of brummagem melodrama and synthetic seascapes John McCarten. brummagem noun. Did you know? Brummagem first appeared in the 17th century as an alteration of Birmingham, the name of a city in England.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › brummagem_adjBrummagem - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the word Brummagem mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Brummagem, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Brummagem has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBRUMMAGEM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Brummagem in British English. (ˈbrʌmədʒəm ) noun. 1. an informal name for Birmingham. Often shortened to: Brum. 2. (sometimes not capital) something that is cheap and flashy, esp imitation jewellery. adjective. 3. (sometimes not capital)

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › brummagemBrummagem - definition of brummagem by The Free Dictionary

    Define brummagem. brummagem synonyms, brummagem pronunciation, brummagem translation, English dictionary definition of brummagem. adj. Cheap and showy; meretricious. brum′ma·gem n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › brummagemBRUMMAGEM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Brummagem definition: showy but inferior and worthless.. See examples of BRUMMAGEM used in a sentence.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BrummagemBrummagem - Wikipedia

    Brummagem ( / ˈbrʌmədʒəm / BRUM-ə-jəm, local pronunciation: ['brʊmədʒəm] ), and historically also Bromichan, Bremicham and many similar variants, is the local name for the city of Birmingham, England, and the dialect associated with it.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › BrummagemBrummagem - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center. synonyms: Birmingham. see more. adjective. cheap and showy. “a cheap Brummagem imitation”. synonyms: tasteless.

  9. www.oxfordreference.com › display › 10Brummagem - Oxford Reference

    Cheap, showy, or counterfeit. The term comes (in the mid 17th century) from a dialect form of Birmingham, England, with reference to counterfeit coins and cheap plated goods once made there.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBRUMMAGEM definition in American English | Collins English ...

    1. showy but inferior and worthless. noun. 2. a showy but inferior and worthless thing. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1630–40; local var. of birmingham, England (Compare bromwichham, bromecham (17th century ...

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › brummagem'sBRUMMAGEM Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Origin of brummagem 1 First recorded in 1675–85; local variant of Birmingham , England (compare Bromwichham, Bromecham (17th century), Middle English Burmingeham ); originally in allusion to counterfeit coins produced there in the 17th century