"limey" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪmi/ Audio: En-au-limey.ogg [Australia] Forms: limier [comparative], limiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪmi Etymology: In adjectival senses, equivalent to lime + -y. In the sense of “Englishman”, reduced from the 19th century term lime-juicer (“British ship”), from the lime juice British ships carried to ward off scurvy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lime|y}} lime + -y, {{m|en|lime-juicer|gloss=British ship}} lime-juicer (“British ship”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} limey (comparative limier, superlative limiest)
  1. Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
    Sense id: en-limey-en-adj-IAAGG77I
  2. Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).
    Sense id: en-limey-en-adj-Td2EcjV9

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlaɪmi/ Audio: En-au-limey.ogg [Australia] Forms: limeys [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪmi Etymology: In adjectival senses, equivalent to lime + -y. In the sense of “Englishman”, reduced from the 19th century term lime-juicer (“British ship”), from the lime juice British ships carried to ward off scurvy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lime|y}} lime + -y, {{m|en|lime-juicer|gloss=British ship}} lime-juicer (“British ship”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} limey (plural limeys)
  1. (dated, slang, derogatory) An English or British ship. Tags: dated, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-limey-en-noun-xWYa703S Disambiguation of People: 0 0 48 52 Categories (other): English informal demonyms, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English informal demonyms: 1 1 51 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 1 1 50 49
  2. (US, Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, US, derogatory, slang Categories (topical): People Synonyms: pommy, pom
    Sense id: en-limey-en-noun-rCbZJcYp Disambiguation of People: 0 0 48 52 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English ethnic slurs, English informal demonyms, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 41 57 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 1 41 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 1 35 63 Disambiguation of English ethnic slurs: 1 1 29 68 Disambiguation of English informal demonyms: 1 1 51 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 1 1 50 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Limey

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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