Definition of Brummagem. Meaning of Brummagem. Synonyms of Brummagem

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Definition of Brummagem

Brummagem
Brummagem Brum"ma*gem, a. [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., ``the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry,' etc.] Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [Slang] ``These Brummagem gentry.' --Lady D. Hardy.

Meaning of Brummagem from wikipedia

- Brummagem (/ˈbrʌmədʒəm/ BRUM-ə-jəm, local pronunciation: ['brʊmədʒəm]), and historically also Bromichan, Bremicham and many similar variants, is the local...
- Birmingham Boys pictured in 1920 The Birmingham Boys (also known as the Brummagem Boys or the Brum Boys) were a street gang whose power extended from the...
- Brum may refer to: Birmingham, England Brummagem, a colloquial name for Birmingham, England or the Birmingham dialect Brummie, inhabitants of Birmingham...
- contemporary Received Pronunciation (RP). The term Brummie derives from Brummagem or Bromwichham, which are historical variants of the name Birmingham....
- city's nickname of "Brum", which originates from the city's old name, Brummagem. The Brummie accent and dialect are particularly distinctive. Partly due...
- Birmingham) Jon Wilks – "I Can't Find Brummagem" (This Digbeth here I wouldn't know/I miss the rogues of Brummagem) (Traditional song rewritten for modern...
- Birmingham may be called "Brum-a-jum" (Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwicham[citation needed] and hence...
- (Robert Burns) V33250. "The Yorkshire Irishman" V34542. "I Can't Find Brummagem" V35719. "If It Wasn't For the 'Ouses in Between" V38186. "Drowned Lovers"...
- World War. They were allied to the Birmingham gang, often called the Brummagems, led by Billy Kimber; the Camden Town gang, led by George Sage and the...
- onomatopoeic nature of a car engine revving, Brum (as a contraction of "Brummagem") is a common colloquial name for Birmingham. Although later series make...