Meaning of limey | Babel Free
/ˈlaɪmi/Definitions
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Alternative letter-case form of limey (“an Englishman or other Briton”). alt-of
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An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant. Australia, New-Zealand, US, ethnic, slang, slur
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An English or British ship. dated, derogatory, slang
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.