亚洲网紅露点

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limey

[ lahy-mee ]

noun

plural limeys.
  1. a British sailor.
  2. a British ship.
  3. a British person.


adjective

  1. British.

limey

/ 藞濒补瑟尘瑟 /

noun

  1. a British person
  2. a British sailor or ship
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. British
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Sensitive Note

This term (and the earlier lime-juicer ) was probably first applied by Americans to British sailors, used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. Historically, it also referred to a British immigrant in Australia. Later it became a more neutral nickname for any British person.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of limey1

First recorded in 1885鈥90; lime-juicer, -y 2
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of limey1

abbreviated from C19 lime-juicer, because British sailors were required to drink lime juice as a protection against scurvy
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Or make a meal of appetizers and salads: consider bright, refreshing, limey chicken or pork laab with lots of purple-edged shallot, sweet onion and peppery scallions.

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This limey mint mojito might take a bit more effort to make than say, a two-ingredient mimosa, but the end result makes it more than worth it.

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It tasted like creamy and minty and limey and 鈥 hallelujah! 鈥 generally delicious.

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I love turning grilled salmon into a salad, smothering it in a spicy, limey dressing while it鈥檚 hot so it can absorb all the flavors.

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The straw-colored Bellevue she brought tasted bright, very slightly limey, rounder than some and excellent as a foil for the buttery richness of the chicken liver p芒t茅.

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