Limey Definition

līmē
limeys, limiest
noun
limeys
An English sailor or, sometimes, soldier.
Webster's New World
An English person.
American Heritage
An Englishman.
Webster's New World

(US, slang) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
limiest
British.
Webster's New World

Resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like.

Wiktionary

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

Full of limey goodness.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Limey

Noun

Singular:
limey
Plural:
limeys

Adjective

Base Form:
limey
Superlative:
limiest

Origin of Limey

  • Short for lime juicer (from the use of lime juice on British warships in order to prevent scurvy)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From 18th and 19th century British sailors drinking lime juice to ward off scurvy

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

LLILIM

Words Ending With

YEYMEY

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