BRUMMISH
ADJ.
not genuine, counterfeit ...1803 sl. ETYMOLOGY
from 'brum' - a native or inhabitant of Birmingham + -ish First Documented Use: 1803
"When, besides having a handsome house over your head, the strange gentleman has left two guineas - though one seems light, and t'other looks a little Brummish - to be laid out for you, as I see occasion." From: John Bull; or The Englishman's Fireside By: George Colman
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