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Brummie

Brummie

9.4
A person from Birmingham, England
  • noun
  • /ˈbrʌmi/
: brummie
  • My friend is a true Brummie who knows all the best places to eat in Birmingham.

Examples

  • As a Brummie, she proudly shares the unique dialect and culture of her hometown.

  • When I visit, I love listening to the Brummie accent and learning about local traditions.

  • Ooh, I dunno, say Latin, Greek (this about runs out on my immediate knowledge), Chinese (pick your favorite dialect), Japanese, Korean, Brummie (every second word is a thankfully non-nounal variant on 'fuck', inflected according to proximity to the person addressed).

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Synonyms

Brit
vsBrummie
  • Informal
39 6.5

A person from Britain

refers to someone from a specific city rather than the whole country
Briton
vsBrummie
16 3.9

A person who lives in Great Britain

refers to someone from a single city rather than the whole country
Britisher
vsBrummie
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A person from Great Britain

refers to someone from a single city rather than the whole country
Brummy
vsBrummie
1 9.7

A person from Birmingham, England

is the same meaning but a different variant or spelling

Surface Forms

Brummie singular
Brummies plural

Morphology

Brummie = Birmingham + Brum (semi-transparent) = Brum + ie

Formed from the colloquial short name 'Brum' (for Birmingham) plus the diminutive/denominal suffix '-ie'; the derivation is regular but the shortened base may be unfamiliar to many learners.

Etymology

Brummie comes from the city's nickname Brum, which is short for 'Birmingham', plus the friendly ending -ie, so it simply means a person from Birmingham and is also used for their local accent.