D ams ▁in ▁A ğ r ı ▁Province <0x0A> </s> ▁Br um mag em ▁( and ▁histor ically ▁also ▁B rom ich an , ▁B rem ich am ▁and ▁many ▁similar ▁variants , ▁all ▁essentially ▁" B rom wich - ham ") ▁is ▁the ▁local ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁B irmingham , ▁England , ▁and ▁the ▁dialect ▁associated ▁with ▁it . ▁It ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁terms ▁Br um ▁( a ▁short ened ▁version ▁of ▁Br um mag em ) ▁and ▁Br umm ie ▁( app lied ▁to ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁their ▁acc ent ▁and ▁dialect ). ▁ ▁" B rum mag em " ▁and ▁" B rum mag em ▁w are " ▁are ▁also ▁terms ▁for ▁cheap ▁and ▁sh od dy ▁im itations , ▁in ▁particular ▁when ▁referring ▁to ▁mass - produ ced ▁goods . ▁This ▁use ▁is ▁arch a ic ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁but ▁pers ists ▁in ▁some ▁special ist ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁word ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁as ▁a ▁variant ▁on ▁the ▁older ▁and ▁co ex isting ▁form ▁of ▁B irmingham ▁( sp elled ▁B erm inge ham ▁in ▁Dom es day ▁Book ), ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁w ides p read ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁The ▁term ' s ▁pe jor ative ▁use ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁origin ated ▁with ▁the ▁city ' s ▁brief ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁reputation ▁for ▁counter fe ited ▁gro ats