Brummagem
(adjective) cheap and showy; “a cheap Brummagem imitation”
Birmingham, Brummagem
(noun) a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From Birmingham, England where cheap manufactured goods used to be produced.
brummagem (not comparable)
Cheap and showy; meretricious.
Source: Wiktionary
Brum"ma*gem, a. Etym: [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., "the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry," etc.]
Definition: Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [Slang] "These Brummagem gentry." Lady D. Hardy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
