(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:15:46

Brum"ma*gem (?), a. [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham), Eng., "the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap jewelry," etc.]

Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham.

[Slang] "These Brummagem gentry."

Lady D. Hardy.

 

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