BRUMMAGEM


Meaning of BRUMMAGEM in English

/brum"euh jeuhm/ , adj.

1. showy but inferior and worthless.

n.

2. a showy but inferior and worthless thing.

[ 1630-40; local var. of BIRMINGHAM, England (Compare BROMWICHHAM, BROMECHAM (17th century), ME Burmingeham ); orig. in allusion to counterfeit coins produced there in the 17th cent. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .