Brummagem

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Brummagem
       adj : cheap and showy; "a cheap Brummagem imitation"
       n : a city in central England; 2nd largest English city and an
           important industrial and transportation center [syn: {Birmingham}]