Brummie
US[bɹʌm.i]
Brummie noun: a person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Noun
Brummie (plural Brummies)
- A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 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.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 81
- 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.2001, David Franklin, Looking For Sarah Jane Smith, Baby Ice Dog Press, Australia, →ISBN
- The accented variety of English spoken in Birmingham.
- An easy mistake to make though, you'll hear more Brummie in Welshpool in August than Welsh that's for sure.2000 August 11, TerryD, "Skinny-Dipping Midlands", uk.rec.naturist, Usenet
- 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.2013, Kamil Malarski, “Intonation in the Perception of Brummie”, in Ewa Waniek-Klimczak, Linda R. Shockey, editors, Teaching and Researching English Accents in Native and Non-native Speakers...
Adjective
Brummie (comparative Brummier or more Brummie, superlative Brummiest or most Brummie)
- Of or relating to Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- "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."1976, Punch, volume 270, page 265
- 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.1995 November 3, Audrey MacDonald, “Accents on the Archers”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet)
Examples of Brummie in a sentence
- 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.2009, Steve Mifflin, Exile in the Promised Land, published 2013, page 120:
- 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.2010, Bryan Connor, Voices from a Blue Box: Tales from a Black Country Copper, page 15:
- When the girls smile, he says in his most Brummie Italian, False presumption of binary opposition.1997, Tim Parks, Europa, published 2012, unnumbered page:
- Mick Beards, thirty-three, is a Brummie with the Brummiest accent you have ever heard.2007, Chris Terrill, Commando, page 78:
Forms of Brummie
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Brummies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | Brummier |
| comparative | more Brummie |
| superlative | Brummiest |
| superlative | most Brummie |
Origin of Brummie
From Brum + -ie, from Brummagem, a dialectal variant of Birmingham.
Words that rhyme with Brummie
Questions about Brummie
- What does Brummie mean?
- Brummie means a person from Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- How do you use Brummie in a sentence?
- 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.
- What part of speech is Brummie?
- Brummie can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Brummie?
- Brummie is pronounced [bɹʌm.i] (US).
- What is the plural of Brummie?
- The plural of Brummie is Brummies.
Words near Brummie in the dictionary
Source and license
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