Birminghamese

adj, name

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the city of Birmingham, England.

    "Annie was no different. With her generous Birminghamese attitude, she laid out two dozen candles."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The dialect of English language spoken in the city of Birmingham, England.

    "Such a speaker not only knows which of his words with /aː/ are rendered with /æ/ in Birmingham, but also has a general expectation that words with /aː/ in RP will have either /aː/ or /æ/ in Birminghamese, but not other vowels."

Example

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"Annie was no different. With her generous Birminghamese attitude, she laid out two dozen candles."

Etymology

From Birmingham + -ese.

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