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Brummagem (/ ˈ b r ʌ m ə dʒ əm / BRUM-ə-jəm, locally [ˈbrʊmədʒəm]), and historically also Bromichan, Bremicham and many similar variants, is the local name for the city of Birmingham, England, and the dialect associated with it.
Five-and-dime, dime store, a store selling cheap merchandise; a dime a dozen, so abundant as to be worth little (UK: ten a penny); on a dime, in a small space ("turn on a dime", UK: turn on a sixpence) or immediately ("stop on a dime", UK: stop on a sixpence); nickel-and-dime, originally an adjective meaning "involving small amounts of money ...
another word for a drain, as in the phrase "put it down the suff" Throw a wobbly to become sulky or have a tantrum (not unique to Birmingham; also common in England, Australia and South Africa) Trap to leave suddenly or flee Up the cut up the canal (not unique to Birmingham) Yampy mad, daft, barmy.
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The neighbouring city of Birmingham may be called "Brum-a-jum" (Birmingham's colloquial name is Brummagem, a corruption of its older name of Bromwicham [10] [citation needed] and hence West Bromwich) or Birminam (missing the "g" and "h" out and saying it the way it is spelt). Natives of Birmingham (Brummies) meanwhile often refer to their Black ...
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) [9] [10] is a public research university in Birmingham, England.It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English civic or 'red brick ...
The following is a list of adjectival forms of cities in English and their demonymic equivalents, which denote the people or the inhabitants of these cities.. Demonyms ending in -ese are the same in the singular and plural forms.