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单词 brummagem
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
brum•ma•gem  (brum′ə jəm),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. showy but inferior and worthless.

n. 
  1. a showy but inferior and worthless thing.
  • 1630–40; local variant of Birmingham, England (Compare Bromwichham, Bromecham (17th century), Middle English Burmingeham); origin, originally in allusion to counterfeit coins produced there in the 17th cent.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Brummagem /ˈbrʌmədʒəm/ n
  1. an informal name for Birmingham
    Often shortened to: Brum
  2. (sometimes not capital) something that is cheap and flashy, esp imitation jewellery
 adj
  1. (sometimes not capital) cheap and gaudy; tawdry
Etymology: 17th Century: from earlier Bromecham, local variant of Birmingham
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