li‧mey /ˈlaɪmi/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: lime-juicer 'British sailor' (19-20 centuries); because lime juice was drunk to prevent the disease scurvy in the British navy]
American English old-fashioned a slightly insulting word for someone from Britain
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