brougham
n.— «That whole busy attitude is a sham/Umm bro, umm brother, umm.. Brougham, stop shammin!» —“Stop Shammin’” by Big Daddy Kane Looks Like a Job For… , 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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