brummagem
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英文释义
名词 n.
- Alternative form of Brummagem (“person from Birmingham”).
- Alternative form of Brummagem (“counterfeit coin”).
形容词 adj.
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Cheap and showy; meretricious.
— The unhappy man (who had cheated the sailors), innocent of danger, is seated on a grating with his combs, spy-glasses, necklaces, ribbons, and all the rest of his "Brummagem" trumpery, spread out before him.
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From Birmingham, England where cheap manufactured goods used to be produced.
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From Birmingham, England where cheap manufactured goods used to be produced.
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