英语词汇brummagem的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	brummagem
词源	brummagem adj. "cheap and showy," 1829, from a noun formed from the vulgar pronunciation (noted by 1800) of Birmingham, England, in reference to articles mass-manufactured there. The word also recalls Birmingham's old reputation for counterfeiting. Entries linking to brummagem Birmingham industrial city in central England, 1086, Bermingehame, literally "homestead of the place (or people) named for Beorma, a forgotten Anglo-Saxon person, whose name probably is a shortening of Beornmund. The Birmingham in Alabama, U.S., was founded 1871 as an industrial center and named for the English city. updated on August 31, 2017
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brummagem adj.