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Definition of Brummagem
1. Adjective. Cheap and showy. "A cheap Brummagem imitation"
Similar to: Tasteless
2. Noun. A city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: England
Definition of Brummagem
1. a. Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.
Definition of Brummagem
1. Adjective. Cheap and showy; meretricious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Brummagem
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brummagem
Literary usage of Brummagem
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Old and New Birmingham: A History of the Town and Its People by Robert Kirkup Dent (1880)
"But what's more melancholy still For poor old brummagem, They've taken away all
Newhall-hill Poor old brummagem ! At Easter time, girls fair and brown, ..."
2. A Century of Birmingham Life: Or, A Chronicle of Local Events, from 1741 to by John Alfred Langford (1868)
"Down Peck Lane I walked alone, To find out brummagem ; There was the ... What,
no rogues in brummagem ? They've taken it to the street called Moor, ..."
3. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Those may be brummagem or Manchester manners, but they won't go down here. ...
Never let yourself be deceived by brummagem and paste. ..."
4. My Lifetime by John Hollingshead (1895)
"... new cities— The evolution of the " stores " — brummagem — Bendigo — Pugilistic
Piety —The " Black Country "— Fly-boats — Miners' habits — A living tomb— ..."
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