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Brummie

British

/ ˈbrʌmɪ /

noun

informal a native or inhabitant of Birmingham, England

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adjective

of or relating to Birmingham

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Etymology

Origin of Brummie

C20: from _Brummagem

Example Sentences

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An explosion of Brummie pride on a night of epic cinema drama.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

"Wherever we were in the world, he was always proud to be that working class Brummie and he never let anyone forget it."

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Last year, internal documents from West Midlands Police revealed worries about whether voice recognition systems would understand Brummie accents.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

"I'm a Brummie and I always will be a Brummie. Birmingham Forever."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Moron thought that might be difficult ’cause his dad’d bought it off a Brummie at Tewkesbury Market on Christmas Eve.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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