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limeys

limeys is the plural of limey.

Meaning of limey

Noun

limey (plural limeys)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, US, ethnic, slang, slur) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant.
    • 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.1956, Ian Fleming, chapter 15, in Diamonds Are Forever
    Synonyms:
    pommy, pom
  2. (dated, derogatory, slang) An English or British ship.

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Noun capitalized: Limeys

Limeys

  1. (plural) plural of Limey

Questions about limeys

What is limeys the plural of?
Limeys is the plural of limey.
What part of speech is limeys?
Limeys is a noun.

Words near limeys in the dictionary

  1. limewort
  2. limey
  3. limeyard
  4. limeyards
  5. Limeyland
  6. limeys
  7. Limfjord
  8. LIMH
  9. limicoline
  10. limicolous
  11. limid

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