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Brumous vs Smoggy - What's the difference?

brumous | smoggy | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between brumous and smoggy

is that brumous is foggy or misty; wintry while smoggy is having smog.

As a noun Smoggy is

a person from Middlesbrough.

brumous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Foggy or misty; wintry.
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 23:
    • After the rape, leaving the grooms to bring the trophy home, they galloped away into the soft brumous Italian skyline [...].

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    smoggy

    English

    Noun

    (Smoggies)
  • (Northern England, Geordie, Northumbria, pejorative) A person from Middlesbrough.

    • Usage notes

    Originally considered to be offensive, but more recently has been adopted by the people of Middlesbrough when referring to themselves and in this context is no longer considered offensive. English informal demonyms