limeys

plural of limey, slang

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Noun
  • Paillettes were melted and trimmed, long duster coats inspired by Carnival's 'bad-behavior' sailors, one of the characters featured in the festivals.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • People, including sailors or builders, who worked jobs that kept them solvent during temperate weather, might be left wageless as winter approached.
    Time, Time, 16 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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