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  • 71brummagem — /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… …

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  • 72Brummell — /brum euhl/, n. George Bryan II. See Beau Brummell. * * * …

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  • 73West Bromwich — /brum ij, ich, brom / a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham. 166,626. * * * ▪ England, United Kingdom       locality in the metropolitan borough of Sandwell, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of… …

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  • 74Brummigkeit — Brụm|mig|keit 〈f. 20; unz.; fig.; umg.〉 brummiges Wesen od. Verhalten * * * Brụm|mig|keit, die; (ugs.): das Brummigsein …

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  • 75Brummell — Brum|mell, Beau (1778 1840) an English ↑dandy (=a man who is very interested in clothes and likes to be very fashionable) , who was a friend of George IV before George became king …

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  • 76Brummie — Brum|mie [ˈbrʌmi] n BrE informal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Brummagem, old name of Birmingham] someone from the city of Birmingham in England >Brummie adj …

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  • 77brumby — brum|by [ brʌmbi ] noun count AUSTRALIAN a wild horse, especially one whose mother has escaped from a farm …

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  • 78brummagem — brum·ma·gem …

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  • 79brumstone — brum·stone …

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  • 80brummagem — brum•ma•gem [[t]ˈbrʌm ə dʒəm[/t]] adj. 1) showy but inferior and worthless 2) a showy but inferior and worthless thing • Etymology: 1630–40; local var. of Birmingham, England; orig. in allusion to counterfeit coins produced there in the 17th cent …

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