Noun: limey lI-mee
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ, informal
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ, informal
- A British person, especially an Englishman
"The American sailors jokingly called their British allies 'limeys'";
- John Bull [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: limeys
Type of: Englishman
Encyclopedia: Limey