limey
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From 18th and 19th century British sailors drinking lime juice to ward off scurvy
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪmi
[edit] Adjective
limey (comparative limier, superlative limiest)
- Resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like.
- Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).
- Full of limey goodness.
[edit] Noun
limey (plural limeys)
- (US, slang) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent.
