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Meaning of limey | Babel Free

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.
    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.

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