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BRUMMAGEM
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
Etymology
From Birmingham, England where cheap manufactured goods used to be produced.
Adjective
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
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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