[DOC] [TLE] Why are people from Birmingham called 'Brummies'? - FunTrivia.com [PAR] Jun 13, 2007 ... Why are people from Birmingham called Brummies - trivia question /questions 
answer / answers. ... The people of what British city are called Brummies, from 
Brummagem, an old slang name for the town? The UK has... [DOC] [TLE] Brummagem - Wikipedia [PAR] Brummagem is the local name for the city of Birmingham, England, and the 
dialect associated with it. It gave rise to the terms Brum (a shortened version of 
Brummagem) and Brummie (applied to inhabitants of the city, their ... This use is 
archaic in the UK, but persists in some specialist areas in the USA and Australia. [DOC] [TLE] List of city nicknames in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia [PAR] This partial list of city nicknames in the United Kingdom compiles the aliases, 
sobriquets and ... The derived term "Brummie" can refer both to the people of the 
area, and the local dialect ..... "Dirty Old Town" - a song written by Ewan MacColl 
about the city, and made popular by ..... The Routledge Dictionary of Historical 
Slang. [DOC] [TLE] A Guide To British Regional Nicknames: Smoggies, Yam Yams ... [PAR] Jul 7, 2014 ... A Guide To British Regional Nicknames: Smoggies, Yam Yams & Moonrakers. ... 
has bestowed upon the British people many a japing nickname (limey, pom ... 
overnight from a small fishing town to an international port city. .... as 'brummies,' 
which comes from the Old English name for the city: 'Brummagem. [DOC] [TLE] 50 top Birmingham and Black Country sayings - Birmingham Mail [PAR] Jun 3, 2016 ... We asked you for the top words and phrases used by people in ... Bost is (like the 
similar word bust) slang for broken, and so the word bostin' ... 'Come on our kid, 
let's get the bus into town.' 3. .... Jasper Carrott, born in Acocks Green, 
Birmingham, is a well-known speaker of the Brummie accent and dialect. [DOC] [TLE] 47 more words and phrases that say you're from Birmingham or the ... [PAR] Jan 16, 2014 ... ... the chippy; elsewhere in the Midlands they are usually called scallops. 7. ... 
Apparently it comes from am Old English word hwaemelec. ... VIEW GALLERY 
Birmingham people call a bread roll a cob, ... "Get out of town! ... Ex-Aston Villa, 
Birmingham City and West Brom defender charged with drink driving... [DOC] [TLE] Basrawis, Brummies, Yorkies and Salopians. - narkive [PAR] (too old to reply) ... if a terminating vowel in the city name makes the "-ian" ending 
difficult to ... The citizen of (the British) Birmingham is now generally called a ... In 
the 1950s, "Brummies" was slang; nowadays, ... then onwards, most of the 
people I meet here in Leeds (only 20 miles from ..... Birmingham -- Brummagem. [DOC] [TLE] Brummagem - Expand Your Mind - Revolvy [PAR] Brummagem (and historically also Bromichan , Bremicham and many similar 
variants, ... (a shortened version of Brummagem) and Brummie (applied to 
inhabitants of the city, their ... The term's pejorative use appears to have 
originated with the city's brief ... In 1731, an old "road-book" said that "
Birmingham, Bromicham,... [DOC] [TLE] QI Talk Forum | View topic - Birmingham [PAR] There are suburbs in Birmingham called California, Hollywood and ... "Brummie 
is beautiful ... of Birmingham found that the second city's much-maligned accent 
is highly ... "Birmingham English" is perceived by people at home and abroad. ... 
Brummagem (the old local pronounciation) from which the slang... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary-Harper-Rega.. - Jewel Theatre Company [PAR] Nov 16, 2000 ... Uxbridge: a town in Greater London, located in West London. ... (the old first form) 
is now known as Year 7. ... Proper (UK Slang): a UK colloquialism, proper is 
used by .... People from Birmingham are called Brummies,

Question: The people of this British city are called Brummies, from Brummagem, an old slang name for the town
Answer: Birmingham