Brum

Brum is a common colloquial name for the city of Birmingham in England. It is short for Brummagem, a name for the city in the Brummie dialect. Elsewhere, in earlier periods of history, Brummagem has had negative connotations, referring to cheap or inferior manufactured goods, but in the UK, it is invariably understood to refer to the city. The term Brummie refers to Birmingham's inhabitants, and their accent and dialect, as well as being a general adjective used to denote a connection with Birmingham.

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Birmingham: :This article is about the city in England. For other uses, please see Birmingham, Alabama or other places named Birmingham....

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Brummie: Brummie (sometimes Brummy) is a colloquial term for the inhabitants, accent and dialect of Birmingham, UK, as well as being a general adjective used to denote a connection with the city, locally called Brum. The terms are all derived from Brummagem, a historical variant on 'Birmingham'....