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limejuicer

[lahym-joo-ser]

lime-juic·er

[lahym-joo-ser]
noun Slang.
1.
a British person.
2.
a British sailor.

Origin:
1855–60; so called because British sailors were required by law to drink lime juice to ward off scurvy
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Limejuicer is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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limejuicer definition


and limey
  1. n.
    a British sailor; and British citizen, typically a male. (The first one is old. Both are a little derogatory.) : Some limey answered the telephone and I could hardly understand what she was saying.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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