limeys

plural of limey, slang

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Noun
  • His aim was not to antagonize Africans, but to aid sailors.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The force includes about 4,500 sailors and Marines, among them a rapid-response expeditionary unit of 2,200 troops.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are no shortage of headlines about the alarming numbers of soldiers and seamen and Marines being overweight.
    Noelle Wiehe, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Limeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limeys. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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