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Word of the Day for Tuesday April 4, 2006

brummagem \BRUHM-uh-juhm\, adjective: Cheap and showy, tawdry; also, spurious, counterfeit.

But demanding that publishers replace their brummagem wares with books which embody Kunin's "high standards of excellence" would be a promising -- and cost-free -- way to begin. --Betty McCollister, "A Conspiracy of Good Intentions: America's Textbook Fiasco," [1]Humanist, November-December, 1993

The distortions they bring on damage society and fuel defiant behavior, encouraging everything from immigrations to the Cayman Islands, to active distortions of reality through brummagem corporate filings. --William F. Buckley, Jr., "Reforming the Rich," [2]National Review, January 20, 2006 _________________________________________________________

Brummagem is an alteration of Birmingham, England, from the counterfeit groats produced there in the 17th century.

References

1. http://www.thehumanist.org/ 2. http://www.nationalreview.com/

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