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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an important industrial and transportation center;
[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]