| 释义 |
brum·ma·gem
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 |