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limey::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | john bull |
| Type of | englishman |
Examples of limey
limey
Fragrant and limey, it's fantastic with seafood, notably oysters and smoked salmon.
From the guardian.co.uk
The acidity is important and if your soil is limey like mine, go for large containers.
From the telegraph.co.uk
On the other side of the island is limey, light turquoise water because it is shallow.
From the dailymercury.com.au
The improvement in my limey clay was quite extraordinary, but eventually I gave it up.
From the guardian.co.uk
Limey oozes, sand, and mud were deposited on top of the salt-filled basin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It's sour, sweet, limey, herby, sharp with the bite of onion, soft with chewy noodles.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Then it's served with warm corn tortillas, guacamole and a sort of limey salad and salsa.
From the canberratimes.com.au
If I'm going to make my own appetizer, I want to make it my way, and I like my guac limey.
From the denverpost.com
Their overall styling ranged from lithe, stony and limey to rich, vigorous and persistent.
From the sacbee.com
- A man of English descent
- Limey is an old slang nickname, often pejorative, for the British, originally referring to British sailors. The term is believed to derive from lime juice, referring to the Royal Navy and Merchant Navy practice of supplying lime juice to British sailors to prevent scurvy. ...
- An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; Resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like; Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit)
- A term used mainly in America, believed to have originated from British sailors use of limes to control the disease scurvy.
- Because it was practically impossible to carry fresh fruits and vegetables on long voyages years ago, British Parliament decreed that each sailor must drink a pint of lime juice daily as a preventative against scurvy. Thus came the nickname for British ships, and Britishers in general.
- (AmE) British, with reference to serving lime juice to mariners to prevent scurvy at sea.
- A British sailor, ship or person.
- N: An English person.
- (US) A British person. Comes from the historical British naval practice of giving sailors limes to stave off scurvy.^[113]
