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limey

adj
/ˈlaɪmi/

Etymology

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.

Definitions

  1. Resembling limes (the fruit)

    Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.

  2. Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).

    • This drink is full of limey goodness.

  3. An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent

    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.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. An English or British ship.

    2. Alternative letter-case form of limey (“an Englishman or other Briton”).

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Derived

Limeyland

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for limey. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA