Brummy colloq.
(ˈbrʌmɪ)
Also Brummie.
[dim. of Brummagem.]
A local name for a native or inhabitant of Birmingham. Also attrib.
| 1941 G. Kersh They die with their Boots Clean ii. 65 You're a Brummy Boy. I can tell by your accent. 1956 Archit. Rev. CXX. 124/3 Now it tries hard to avoid being swamped by Birmingham—permanently, in the way of urban sprawl; temporarily, by the ebb and flow of the country-bound Brummies at week-ends. 1965 New Statesman 30 Apr. 670/2 He proclaims proudly, in a modulated Birmingham accent that makes him sound like a well-bred Australian: ‘I'm a natural born Brummie.’ |