limeys

plural of limey, slang

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Noun
  • On March 15, 2024, Flores-Roman’s wife and Anderson, both sailors on the USS Mahan in Norfolk, were out with friends celebrating Anderson’s 28th birthday.
    KC Baker, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fittingly enough, Katendrecht marked the first Chinatown on mainland Europe, and the area also served as a gritty sailors’ quarters with its own red light district.
    Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 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 28 Oct. 2025.

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