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Limey logo #10101) Brit
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Limey

Limey logo #10101) British gob 2) British sailor, slang 3) British salt 4) British tar 5) English swabbie 6) English tar 7) Englishman 8) Fruity nickname for a Brit 9) John bull 10) Mate for Emily 11) Overseas sailor 12) Pinafore crewman 13) Pinafore salt 14) Tar from the thames
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Limey

Limey logo #21000 Limey is a predominantly North American and Australian slang nickname for Britons, especially those from England. ==History== The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as `lime-juicer`, and was later shortened to `limey`. It was originally used as a derogatory word for sailors in the Royal Navy, because of the Royal Navy`s practice ...
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Limey

Limey logo #20159North America The American slang name for a British sailor - from the lime juice ordered by the British Merchant Shipping Act to be issued to the crews of British ships as an anti-scorbutic.
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Limey

Limey logo #21217Limey is American and Canadian slang for a British person.
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limey logo #20400[n] - a man of English descent
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limey logo #20974John Bull noun a man of English descent
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