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prettygoodwordbrummagem - adj., showy but inferior and worthless. n., a showy but inferior and worthless thing.
In that use from 1630s, though the word itself is older: a local variation of the name of Birmingham, England. The application to the above sense comes from counterfeit coins (specifically, groats) produced there. Stress on the first syllable, soft g.
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In that use from 1630s, though the word itself is older: a local variation of the name of Birmingham, England. The application to the above sense comes from counterfeit coins (specifically, groats) produced there. Stress on the first syllable, soft g.
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Date: 2008-07-15 08:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-16 01:37 am (UTC)---L.