Limeyn.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪmi/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪmi/

Forms: Also limey.

Etymology: Abbreviation of lime-juicer n. at lime juice n. Derivatives.

colloquial and derogatory.

a. In the former British colonies (esp. Australian, New Zealand, and South African), an English immigrant. Also attributive.The later examples probably reflect the U.S. use in sense b.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > [noun] > Australasia > of English origin

Limey1888

1888 D. B. W. Sladen Austral. Ballads & Rhymes 31 They'd seen old stagers and limey new chums.

1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War 251 I can remember scores of fights among the ‘Limeys’.

1959 T. S. Eliot Elder Statesman iii. 93 Everyone would sneer at the fellow from London, The limey remittance man for whom a job was made.

1962 Times 6 Jan. 7/1 The [English] boys [at Sasolburg, Orange Free State] were constantly taunted by school~mates as ‘Pommie’, ‘Limey’, and ‘Rooinek’.

1964 O. E. Middleton in C. K. Stead N.Z. Short Stories (1966) 2nd Ser. 198 We'd all be drawing the dole like every other mother-loving beachcomber in this..Limey hole!

b. U.S. An English ship; an English (or British) sailor; hence gen., an Englishman, a Briton. Also attributive.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels from specific country or region > [noun] > English or British

Englishman1533

red cross1624

lime-juicer1859

Limey1918

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England

EnglishmaneOE

EnglishOE

startc1438

Southron1488

Englander1610

knife-man1643

Englisher1652

southern1721

John Bull1772

Saxon1810

Sassenach1815

rosbif1826

Goddam1830

Angrezi1866

Angrez1877

Percy1916

Limey1918

woodbine1918

homie1926

kipper1946

society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > from specific part of world

lascar1625

Jockc1641

lascari1712

khalasi1783

galiongee1813

Flushinger1865

cassab?1881

gob1910

Limey1918

1918 A. N. Depew Gunner Depew 18 So, all over the world, British ships are called ‘Lime-juicers’ and their sailors ‘Limeys’.

1918 A. N. Depew Gunner Depew 48 Ask any Limey soldier and he will tell you the same.

1918 R. D. Paine Fighting Fleets v. 87 Squads of the American navy patrol began to stroll about..displaying no sympathy..for the shipmate who..loudly announced that he could whip any three ‘Limies’ that ever trod a British deck.

1919 Texas Rev. IV. 86 In our fleet a British ship is regularly called a ‘limey’, from the old lime-juicers. The British seaman is likewise a ‘limey’.

1924 Chicago Tribune 18 Oct. 1/5 (heading) Midway Signs Limey Prof. to Dope Yank Talk.

1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel ii. 169 I..shipped out East on a limey, on an English boat.

1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. ii. vii. 115 ‘An Englishman,’ he marvelled, ‘the first limey I ever saw shot in Chicago.’

1933 ‘J. Spenser’ Limey i. 4 ‘English, eh?’ said the manager. ‘I ain't too keen on you Limey's.’

1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden lii. 498 Fights in the bar-rooms with the goddam Limeys.

1954 M. Bruce Tramp Royal ii. ix. 121 This ship differed from a Limey vessel in the way the watch bells are struck.

1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. iv. ii. 241 I don't like Limies.

1968 M. Pyke Food & Society iii. 32 The pejorative identification of foreigners with unfamiliar foods. This makes..the English limies.

1969 Listener 26 June 881/3 Was it my limey accent that called it forth or did they say it to every customer?

1973 ‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xi. 49 Guy always plays up the limey accent when he's in the States.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limey
释义	Limeyn. Brit. /ˈlʌɪmi/, U.S. /ˈlaɪmi/ Forms: Also limey. Etymology: Abbreviation of lime-juicer n. at lime juice n. Derivatives. colloquial and derogatory. a. In the former British colonies (esp. Australian, New Zealand, and South African), an English immigrant. Also attributive.The later examples probably reflect the U.S. use in sense b. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Antipodes > [noun] > Australasia > of English origin Limey1888 1888 D. B. W. Sladen Austral. Ballads & Rhymes 31 They'd seen old stagers and limey new chums. 1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War 251 I can remember scores of fights among the ‘Limeys’. 1959 T. S. Eliot Elder Statesman iii. 93 Everyone would sneer at the fellow from London, The limey remittance man for whom a job was made. 1962 Times 6 Jan. 7/1 The [English] boys [at Sasolburg, Orange Free State] were constantly taunted by school~mates as ‘Pommie’, ‘Limey’, and ‘Rooinek’. 1964 O. E. Middleton in C. K. Stead N.Z. Short Stories (1966) 2nd Ser. 198 We'd all be drawing the dole like every other mother-loving beachcomber in this..Limey hole! b. U.S. An English ship; an English (or British) sailor; hence gen., an Englishman, a Briton. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessels from specific country or region > [noun] > English or British Englishman1533 red cross1624 lime-juicer1859 Limey1918 the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > English nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of England EnglishmaneOE EnglishOE startc1438 Southron1488 Englander1610 knife-man1643 Englisher1652 southern1721 John Bull1772 Saxon1810 Sassenach1815 rosbif1826 Goddam1830 Angrezi1866 Angrez1877 Percy1916 Limey1918 woodbine1918 homie1926 kipper1946 society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > types of sailor > [noun] > from specific part of world lascar1625 Jockc1641 lascari1712 khalasi1783 galiongee1813 Flushinger1865 cassab?1881 gob1910 Limey1918 1918 A. N. Depew Gunner Depew 18 So, all over the world, British ships are called ‘Lime-juicers’ and their sailors ‘Limeys’. 1918 A. N. Depew Gunner Depew 48 Ask any Limey soldier and he will tell you the same. 1918 R. D. Paine Fighting Fleets v. 87 Squads of the American navy patrol began to stroll about..displaying no sympathy..for the shipmate who..loudly announced that he could whip any three ‘Limies’ that ever trod a British deck. 1919 Texas Rev. IV. 86 In our fleet a British ship is regularly called a ‘limey’, from the old lime-juicers. The British seaman is likewise a ‘limey’. 1924 Chicago Tribune 18 Oct. 1/5 (heading) Midway Signs Limey Prof. to Dope Yank Talk. 1930 J. Dos Passos 42nd Parallel ii. 169 I..shipped out East on a limey, on an English boat. 1931 E. Linklater Juan in Amer. ii. vii. 115 ‘An Englishman,’ he marvelled, ‘the first limey I ever saw shot in Chicago.’ 1933 ‘J. Spenser’ Limey i. 4 ‘English, eh?’ said the manager. ‘I ain't too keen on you Limey's.’ 1952 J. Steinbeck East of Eden lii. 498 Fights in the bar-rooms with the goddam Limeys. 1954 M. Bruce Tramp Royal ii. ix. 121 This ship differed from a Limey vessel in the way the watch bells are struck. 1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. iv. ii. 241 I don't like Limies. 1968 M. Pyke Food & Society iii. 32 The pejorative identification of foreigners with unfamiliar foods. This makes..the English limies. 1969 Listener 26 June 881/3 Was it my limey accent that called it forth or did they say it to every customer? 1973 ‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xi. 49 Guy always plays up the limey accent when he's in the States. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1888
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