- Limejuicer
- British sailor
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
Limejuicer
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limejuicer — AND limey n. a British sailor; and British citizen, typically a male. (The first one is old. Both are a little derogatory.) □ Some limey answered the telephone and I could hardly understand what she was saying … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Limey(s) — Limejuicer(s) British sailor(s) or ship(s); nickname derived from their use of limejuice to ward off scurvy … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Limey(s) — Limejuicer(s) British sailor(s) or ship(s); nickname derived from their use of limejuice to ward off scurvy … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
limey — Go to limejuicer … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
lim|ey — lim|ey1 «LY mee», noun, plural eys, adjective. Slang. –n. 1. any Englishman, especially a sailor or soldier. 2. an English ship. –adj. English: »Naples was the first port this limey ship made (New Yorker). Also, limy. ╂[American English <… … Useful english dictionary
