brummagem

(brum′ə jəm)

adjective

Informal cheap and gaudy

Origin: dial. pronun. of Birmingham (in ME, Bremingeham), with ref. to counterfeit coins & cheap jewelry once made there

noun

Informal anything cheap and gaudy, esp. jewelry not made of gems and precious metals

See brummagem in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Cheap and showy; meretricious.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of Birmingham, England (from the counterfeit coins made there in the 17th century)

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