Despite its Chamber of Horrors ( a gallery of assassination, torture and heads on pikes ), Tussaud's has acquired a certain brummagem cachet thanks to its relationship with the rich and famous.
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Early in the 20th century, one of the Birmingham gangs known as the Brummagem Boys ( Brummagem being slang for Birmingham ) began to spread their criminal network from the streets of Birmingham to around the country.
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Early in the 20th century, one of the Birmingham gangs known as the Brummagem Boys ( Brummagem being slang for Birmingham ) began to spread their criminal network from the streets of Birmingham to around the country.
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At that time they were allied to the Birmingham gang, often called the Brummagems, led by Billy Kimber; the Camden Town gang, led by George Sage and the Finsbury Boys, led by Freddie Gilbert.
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One particularly negative use of the word is " brummagem screwdriver ", a term for a hammer, a jibe which suggested that Brummie workers were unskilled and unsophisticated, though it was similarly applied to the French and Irish.
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The stories are set in the city of Birmingham, England, since in addition to its onomatopoeic nature of a car engine revving, " Brum " ( as a contraction of " Brummagem " ) is a common colloquial name for Birmingham.
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A particular activist in reclaiming the term as a traditional name reflecting positive aspects of the city's heritage is historian Carl Chinn MBE, Professor of Community History at the University of Birmingham, who produces " Brummagem Magazine ".
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The " Dictionary of Sexual Terms and Expressions " by Farlex Inc, maintainers of TheFreeDictionary . com, lists several related terms such as " Brummagem buttons ", tufts sewn to brassiere cups to give the appearance of larger nipples.
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The "'Birmingham Boys "'( also known as the "'Brummagem Boys "') were a street gang whose power extended from the North of England to London's underworld, 1910s 1930.
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See, for instance, " The Times ", 6 August 1895 : "'Chamberlain and his crew'dominated the city . . . Mr Geard thought it was advisable to have a candidate against'Brummagem Joe'".
