Brummie

English + dialect Etymology From en Brum -ie, from en Brummagem, a dialectal variant of en Birmingham. Pronunciation en [bɹʌm.i] GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brummie.wav Southern England en ʌmi 2 Noun en UK informal A person from Birmingham, United Kingdom. en 1983 Bill Oddie Gone Birding Methuen London 81 They are in Worcestershire [...] about a mile from the rather comically named Lickey Hills, so called, I suspect, because at week-ends they attract thousands of young Brummies licking either ice-creams or each other. en 2001 David Franklin Looking For Sarah Jane Smith Baby Ice Dog Press, Australia 9780646410869 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=T2Gax6htdHwC&pg=PT38&dq=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cJP3UavGMcuFlAW12oGQDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&f=false John figured that people who said Ciao were asking to be damaged, especially Brummies with dreary accents who sounded even more absurd than other non-Italian Ciao users. en 2009 Steve Mifflin Exile in the Promised Land http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5Wmj3cIqPgIC&pg=PA120&dq=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cJP3UavGMcuFlAW12oGQDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&f=false 120 2013 His drilled shot is inch perfect and initially I am frozen as the ball hits the back of the net, in front of the open mouthed Brummies massed behind the goal. en 2010 Bryan Connor Voices from a Blue Box: Tales from a Black Country Copper 15 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=aQbK1z6NSKkC&pg=PA15&dq=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cJP3UavGMcuFlAW12oGQDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&f=false The truth is that these days the Brummies have been magnanimous enough to recognise that the Black Country exists and thats at least a start. en UK informal uncountable The accented variety of English spoken in Birmingham. 2000 August 11, TerryD, "Skinny-Dipping Midlands", uk.rec.naturist, Usenet: An easy mistake to make though, you'll hear more Brummie in Welshpool in August than Welsh that's for sure. en 2013 Kamil Malarski Intonation in the Perception of Brummie Ewa Waniek-Klimczak; Linda R. Shockey Teaching and Researching English Accents in Native and Non-native Speakers Springer, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=z1xmEbJA6n8C&pg=PA208&dq=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=cJP3UavGMcuFlAW12oGQDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Brummie%22%7C%22Brummies%22&f=false 208 Brummie is the accent spoken in the city of Birmingham in the area of the West Midlands. Despite its being widely discussed in the media, Brummie has not received too much attention from linguists. Adjective er,more en UK informal Of or relating to Birmingham, United Kingdom. en 1976 Punch 270 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=EztXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22more%7Cmost+Brummie%22%7C%22Brummier%22%7C%22Brummiest%22&dq=%22more%7Cmost+Brummie%22%7C%22Brummier%22%7C%22Brummiest%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tX73UeiYMcOQiQLc_4CQAw&redir_esc=y 265 "Jump on that bus?" he shouted in an even Brummier accent. "Yow must be jokin'. The bleedin' thing hasn't moved in this traffic for near on an hour." en November 3 1995 Audrey MacDonald https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/uk.media.radio.archers/d7sCBWEVr7Q Accents on the Archers uk.media.radio.archers Hayley Jordan is played by an actress who's name I can't remember, but who is actually Jasper Carrott's daughter, and apart from Nigel Mansell, you can't get more Brummie than that. en 1997 w:Tim Parks Europa http://books.google.com.au/books?id=NLE4xwCtvJoC&pg=PT67&dq=%22more%7Cmost+Brummie%22%7C%22Brummier%22%7C%22Brummiest%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tX73UeiYMcOQiQLc_4CQAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more%7Cmost%20Brummie%22%7C%22Brummier%22%7C%22Brummiest%22&f=false unnumbered 2012 When the girls smile, he says in his most Brummie Italian, False presumption of binary opposition. en 2007 Chris Terrill Commando 78 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Lf14Gy9H7x8C&pg=PA78&dq=%22more%7Cmost+Brummie%22%7C%22Brummier%22%7C%22Brummiest%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tX73UeiYMcOQiQLc_4CQAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22more%7Cmost%20Brummie%22%7C%22Brummier%22%7C%22Brummiest%22&f=false Mick Beards, thirty-three, is a Brummie with the Brummiest accent you have ever heard. 2011 January 23, darkprince66, "Good old BR Improvisation to keep the service running", uk.railway, Usenet: I remember it now having watched the clip! Under Spaghetti Junction too. You can't get more Brummie than that! Anagrams en beimmru bummier Category:West Midlands English en informal demonyms en British demonyms People