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Limey vs Limes - What's the difference?

limey | limes |

As an adjective limey

is resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like.

As a noun limey

is (us|slang) an englishman or other briton, or a person of british descent.

As a verb limes is

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limey

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Resembling limes (the fruit), lime-like.
  • Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).
    • Full of limey goodness.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, slang) An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent.

    • Synonyms

    * pommy (Australia), pom (Australia)

    Anagrams

    * English informal demonyms

    limes

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) limes.

    Noun

    (limites)
  • A boundary.
  • * 2011 , (Norman Davies), Vanished Kingdoms , Penguin 2012, p. 92:
    • Their presence in the late fourth century on the River Main (immediately to the east of the Roman limes ) is documented in Roman sources, as are their wars with the Alemanni.

    Etymology 2

    Inflected forms.

    Noun

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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