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  • noun Plural form of limey.

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Examples

  • Ms. Mitford pointed out that the Brits have known for two hundred years what happens and are called "limeys" to this day in the States.

    Your Grandpa killed my Grandpa. 2006

  • Talon: FTFA: The lemon juice ration led to British sailors being dubbed "limeys," because at the time, people thought all citrus fruits were basically the same, and all citrus fruits were called limes (FORESHADOWING: THEY'RE NOT ALL THE SAME).

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • FTFA: The lemon juice ration led to British sailors being dubbed "limeys," because at the time, people thought all citrus fruits were basically the same, and all citrus fruits were called limes (FORESHADOWING: THEY'RE NOT ALL THE SAME).

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • At one time the Americans used to call us 'limeys' which doesn't sound very nice, but we used to laugh about it.

    unknown title 2009

  • The British, especially those in the Royal Navy, are While epidemiological studies have con fi rmed still known as 'limeys', which is the unique exam - much that is similar in human populations, it is ple of a national nickname based on a therapy unknown whether these probability density func - proven by clinical trial. tions apply uniformly to all disease states.

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  • "At one time the Americans used to call us 'limeys' which doesn't sound very nice, but we used to laugh about it.

    ITN Headlines 2009

  • He added: "Americans used to call us 'limeys' which doesn't sound very nice, but we used to laugh about it.

    BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition 2009

  • You trusted the limeys and frogs to boot: they used that foot to grind you to soot.

    This Land is My Land 2010

  • Too many limeys for Steve, particularly when his dog is stolen to take part in some illegal animal fights.

    Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Waterfront Fists and Others - Robert E. Howard Blue Tyson 2008

  • I dropped $40 at the Union Square market today on tomatoes, limas, squash blossoms, peaches, berries and arugula (rocket to you limeys)

    Farmers’ Market Ends on Friday | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2008

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