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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