noun
General Slang
beezum
· noun · brummie
A broom — the proper twiggy old-school besom kind.
0
Definitions
1
A broom — traditionally the besom kind made from a bundle of birch twigs. Brummie / Black Country pronunciation of 'besom'.
“Fetch the beezum and sweep that yard.”
by community
0
2
Playful name for a pert, cheeky young woman. Same word, different swing — picked up from the Scots and Northern English habit of calling a woman a besom.
“She's a proper beezum, that one.”
by community
0
beezum In A Sentence
Fetch the beezum and sweep that yard.
She's a proper beezum, that one.
Origin & Usage
Local pronunciation of 'besom', the bundle-of-twigs broom tied to a stout pole. Same word the witches fly on.
Comments 0