brummishadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌmɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈbrəmɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Brum n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < Brum n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Brummagem adj. 1, Birmingham n. 2, and slightly later Brum adj.

slang. Now only in historical contexts.

Not genuine; counterfeit. Cf. Brum n.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [adjective]

counterfeitedc1385

counterfeitc1386

trothlessa1393

bastard1397

forged1484

apocryphate1486

adulterate?a1509

mockisha1513

sophisticate1531

adulterine1542

adulterous1547

mock1548

forbate1558

coined1582

firking1594

feigned1598

adulterated1610

apocryphal1612

spurious1615

usurpeda1616

impostured1619

mock-madea1625

suppository1641

affictitious1656

pasteboard1659

sophisticated1673

flam1678

Brummagem1679

sham1681

belieda1718

fictitious1739

Birmingham1785

pinchbeck1790

brummish1803

Brum1805

flash1812

spurious1830

bogus1839

imitative1839

dummy1846

doctored1853

postiche1854

pseudo1854

Brummagemish1855

snide1859

inauthentic1860

fake1879

bum1884

Brummie1886

tin1886

filled1887

duff1889

faked1890

shicec1890

margarine1891

dud1904

Potemkin village1904

mocked-up1919

phoney baloney1936

four-flushing1942

bodgie1956

moody1958

disauthentic1960

bodgied1988

bodgied-up1988

1803 G. Colman John Bull iii. ii. 32 Two guineas..one seems light, and the other looks a little brummish.

1925 Cosmopolitan Aug. 140/1 None of his gold-capped teeth, none of the brummish stones in his cravat-pin, links and finger-rings, no symbol of wealth could be lost upon this coolie fool.

1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep ix. 138 Trying how many brummish stories you could persuade her to swallow is what you mean!

1995 P. Warady Persistent Suitor ix. 69 ‘No young lady in her first season is allowed to waltz at Almack's.’ ‘Of all the brummish stories, that takes the palm!’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brummish
释义	brummishadj. Brit. /ˈbrʌmɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈbrəmɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Brum n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < Brum n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier Brummagem adj. 1, Birmingham n. 2, and slightly later Brum adj. slang. Now only in historical contexts. Not genuine; counterfeit. Cf. Brum n.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > [adjective] counterfeitedc1385 counterfeitc1386 trothlessa1393 bastard1397 forged1484 apocryphate1486 adulterate?a1509 mockisha1513 sophisticate1531 adulterine1542 adulterous1547 mock1548 forbate1558 coined1582 firking1594 feigned1598 adulterated1610 apocryphal1612 spurious1615 usurpeda1616 impostured1619 mock-madea1625 suppository1641 affictitious1656 pasteboard1659 sophisticated1673 flam1678 Brummagem1679 sham1681 belieda1718 fictitious1739 Birmingham1785 pinchbeck1790 brummish1803 Brum1805 flash1812 spurious1830 bogus1839 imitative1839 dummy1846 doctored1853 postiche1854 pseudo1854 Brummagemish1855 snide1859 inauthentic1860 fake1879 bum1884 Brummie1886 tin1886 filled1887 duff1889 faked1890 shicec1890 margarine1891 dud1904 Potemkin village1904 mocked-up1919 phoney baloney1936 four-flushing1942 bodgie1956 moody1958 disauthentic1960 bodgied1988 bodgied-up1988 1803 G. Colman John Bull iii. ii. 32 Two guineas..one seems light, and the other looks a little brummish. 1925 Cosmopolitan Aug. 140/1 None of his gold-capped teeth, none of the brummish stones in his cravat-pin, links and finger-rings, no symbol of wealth could be lost upon this coolie fool. 1966 G. Heyer Black Sheep ix. 138 Trying how many brummish stories you could persuade her to swallow is what you mean! 1995 P. Warady Persistent Suitor ix. 69 ‘No young lady in her first season is allowed to waltz at Almack's.’ ‘Of all the brummish stories, that takes the palm!’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1803
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