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limey

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈlaɪmi

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of limey (“an Englishman or other Briton”).
    alt-of
  2. An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant.
    Australia, New-Zealand, US, ethnic, slang, slur
  3. An English or British ship.

Equivalents

FrançaisLimey

Examples

“Ya look⟳ like⟳ anything ’cept a tourist who’s come⟳ to lose⟳ his wad and they get⟳ a bad case of nose trouble⟳. Take⟳ yaself. Anyone can see⟳ ya’re a Limey even before ya start⟳ talking.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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