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brummagem
brum·ma·gem B0513900 (brŭm′ə-jəm)adj. Cheap and showy; meretricious.
[Alteration of BirminghamEngland (from the counterfeit coins made there in the 17th century).]
brum′ma·gem n.Brummagem (ˈbrʌmədʒəm) n1. (Placename) an informal name for Birmingham Often shortened to: Brum 2. (sometimes not capital) something that is cheap and flashy, esp imitation jewelleryadj (sometimes not capital) cheap and gaudy; tawdry[C17: from earlier Bromecham, local variant of Birmingham]brum•ma•gem (ˈbrʌm ə dʒəm)
adj. 1. showy but inferior and worthless. n. 2. a showy but inferior and worthless thing. [1630–40; local variant of Birmingham, England; orig. in allusion to counterfeit coins produced there in the 17th century] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Brummagem - a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation centerBirminghamEngland - a division of the United Kingdom | | Adj. | 1. | Brummagem - cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation"Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdomtasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste |
brummagemadjectiveTastelessly showy:chintzy, flashy, garish, gaudy, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel.Informal: tacky.Brummagem
Synonyms for Brummagemadj tastelessly showySynonyms- chintzy
- flashy
- garish
- gaudy
- glaring
- loud
- meretricious
- tawdry
- tinsel
- tacky
Synonyms for Brummagemnoun a city in central EnglandSynonymsRelated Wordsadj cheap and showyRelated Words- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- tasteless
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