Pronunciations
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[bɹʌm.i]
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
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They are in Worcestershire [...] about a mile from the rather comically named Lickey Hills, so called, I suspect, because at week-ends they attract thousands of young Brummies licking either ice-creams or each other.
John figured that people who said Ciao were asking to be damaged, especially Brummies with dreary accents who sounded even more absurd than other non-Italian Ciao users.
His drilled shot is inch perfect and initially I am frozen as the ball hits the back of the net, in front of the open mouthed Brummies massed behind the goal.
The truth is that these days the Brummies have been magnanimous enough to recognise that the Black Country exists and thats^([sic]) at least a start.
The accented variety of English spoken in Birmingham.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
- Uncountable
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An easy mistake to make though, you'll hear more Brummie in Welshpool in August than Welsh that's for sure.
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Brummie is the accent spoken in the city of Birmingham in the area of the West Midlands. Despite its being widely discussed in the media, Brummie has not received too much attention from linguists.
Adjective
Of or relating to Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
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"Jump on that bus?" he shouted in an even Brummier accent. "Yow must be jokin'. The bleedin' thing hasn't moved in this traffic for near on an hour."
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Hayley Jordan is played by an actress who's^([sic]) name I can't remember, but who is actually Jasper Carrott's daughter, and apart from Nigel Mansell, you can't get more Brummie than that.
When the girls smile, he says in his most Brummie Italian, False presumption of binary opposition.
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Mick Beards, thirty-three, is a Brummie with the Brummiest accent you have ever heard.
I remember it now having watched the clip! Under Spaghetti Junction too. You can't get more Brummie than that!
Noun
a native or resident of Birmingham, England
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