Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - limey
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Limey
limey
I. noun (plural ~s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: lime-juicer + 4-y Date: 1918 1. slang a British sailor 2. slang Englishman II. variant of limy
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1.
n. (pl. -eys) US sl. offens. a British person (orig. a sailor) or ship. Etymology: LIME(2), because of the former enforced consumption of lime-juice in the British Navy ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ам. сл. английский моряк 2. ам. сл. английский корабль 3. ам. сл. англичанин 4. ам. сл. английский солдат ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
(limeys) Some Americans refer to British people as limeys. Some people consider this use offensive. (INFORMAL) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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6.
- 1888, Amer.Eng. (possibly from 1880s Australian Eng. slang for "English immigrant"), slang for British sailor, extended 1918 to any British person, short for lime-juicer (1857), in derisive reference to the British Navy's policy (begun 1795) of issuing lime juice on ships to prevent scurvy among sailors. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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