Brummie
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Brummie
C20: from Brummagem
Example Sentences
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She's got pretty good at a Brummie accent, though, and even quotes from a speech she gave to the United Nations to demonstrate.
From BBC
"We are family businesses, Brummie families - we're not big chains. We really need the public to come and stand behind them and choose the independents."
From BBC
However some critics were not wildly impressed by the return of the Brummie posse.
From BBC
Thanks to this, when he composes words using his special software, it is played out on a speaker attached to his wheelchair, in a computerised, synthetic version of his voice, complete with Brummie accent.
From BBC
But she does admit to being frightened of animals: “I hope things will be better one day,” she jokes, and she brings the house down with her best Brummie accent.
From The Guardian
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