limey
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limey¹
- /ˈlaɪmi/
Rhymes with -aɪmi
Where it comes from
In adjectival senses, by surface analysis, lime + -y.
In the sense of Englishman, reduced from the 19th century term lime-juicer (“a British ship”), from the lime juice British ships carried to ward off scurvy.
adjective limier · limiest
- Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
- Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit). This drink is full of limey goodness.
noun limeys · Limey
- An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant. Ya look like anything ’cept a tourist who’s come to lose his wad and they get a bad case of nose trouble. Take yaself. Anyone can see ya’re a Limey even before ya start talking.
- An English or British ship.
Limey²
noun Limeys
- Alternative letter-case form of limey (“an Englishman or other Briton”).
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