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LIMEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does limey mean?
• LIMEY (noun)
The noun LIMEY has 1 sense:
1. a man of English descent
Familiarity information: LIMEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A man of English descent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Bull; limey
Hypernyms ("limey" is a kind of...):
Englishman (a man who is a native or inhabitant of England)
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