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Brummagem

brum·ma·gem

uncommon obsolete slang

noun

adjective

1.

cheap and showy

  • “a cheap Brummagem imitation”
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Origin

Variant of Birmingham showing metathesis of the first two consonants, as well as affrication of /ɡ/ and elision of /n/.

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