Brummie
/ˈbrʌmi
/(also Brummy) informal
noun (plural Brummies) British
A native of the British city of Birmingham.More than half of the playing fields were sold off for executive-detached style homes as the native Brummies moved south....
- The BNP were expected to hold a meeting in Birmingham but after Brummies planned to stage a demonstration, the BNP backed off.
- Thanks to Rob Manuel of B3ta fame who says: ‘Of course, what they need is a nice uplifting song that makes Brummies feel good about their city rather than just a new logo.’
adjective
1British From or relating to Birmingham: a Brummie accent...
- Similar characters, complete with Brummie accents, entertained us in a slightly bizarre and surreal ‘interactive family show’ called Cadbury Land.
- I have to say it was an interesting conversation with his German accent and my Brummie tones!
- It is shot from the perspective of little Meena, caught in a cross-cultural whirlwind between the small town where she is growing up and the source of her thick Brummie accent, and her Indian roots, of which she is wholly ignorant.
2 (brummy) Australian /NZ Counterfeit, showy, or cheaply made: brummy jewels
Origin
Early 19th century: from Brum.