Brummie

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom. UK, informal
"John figured that people who said Ciao were asking to be damaged, especially Brummies with dreary accents who sounded even more absurd than other non-Italian Ciao users."
2
a native or resident of Birmingham, England wordnet
3
The accented variety of English spoken in Birmingham. UK, informal, uncountable
"An easy mistake to make though, you'll hear more Brummie in Welshpool in August than Welsh that's for sure."

Adjective

1
Of or relating to Birmingham, United Kingdom. UK, informal
""Jump on that bus?" he shouted in an even Brummier accent. "Yow must be jokin'. The bleedin' thing hasn't moved in this traffic for near on an hour.""

Synonyms

brummagem brummy brummy

Example

"Tom and John had a bit of a language barrier, as John was a Brummie."

Etymology

From Brum + -ie, from Brummagem, a dialectal variant of Birmingham.

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