I. ˈbrəmə̇jəm adjective
Etymology: from Brummagem, alteration of Birmingham, England
1. usually capitalized : of or belonging to Birmingham, England — sometimes taken to be offensive
2.
[from the fact that in the 17th century notorious counterfeit groats were coined in Birmingham and that in the 19th century various cheap and flimsy articles were manufactured there]
: spurious especially in a cheap and showy way : phony , sham
a bilious combination of brummagem melodrama and synthetic seascapes — John McCarten
II. noun
( -s )
: something cheap of inferior : tinsel , counterfeit