brummagem
pronunciation
How to pronounce brummagem in British English:
UK [b'rʌmɪdʒəm]
How to pronounce brummagem in American English:
US [b'rʌmɪdʒəm]
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- Noun:
- a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
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- Adjective:
- cheap and showy
Word Origin
- brummagem (adj.)
- "cheap and showy," 19c., from a noun, from the vulgar pronunciation of Birmingham, England, in reference to articles mass-manufactured there. The word also recalls Birmingham's old reputation for counterfeiting.