1.
[syn: Birmingham, Brummagem]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. cheap and showy;
- Example: "a cheap Brummagem imitation"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Brummagem \Brum"ma*gem\, a. [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham),
Eng., "the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap
jewelry," etc.]
Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [Slang] "These
Brummagem gentry." --Lady D. Hardy.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Brummagem
adj 1: cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation"
n 1: a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an
important industrial and transportation center [syn:
Birmingham, Brummagem]