English Explanatory Dictionary

brummagem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Cheap and showy; meretricious.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Brummagem (“person from Birmingham”).
  2. Alternative form of Brummagem (“counterfeit coin”).
name
  1. Nickname for Birmingham: a major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
noun
  1. A person from Birmingham.
  2. A counterfeit coin.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of brummagem (“cheap and showy”).

Word forms

brummagem Brummajem brummagems

Etymology

From Birmingham, England where cheap manufactured goods used to be produced.

Synonyms

Brummie

Related words

Birminghamize

Derived words

Brum
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