limey

Plural: limeys

Noun

An informal term for a British sailor or person.
a man of English descent
An English or British ship.
An Englishman or other Briton, or a person of British descent; an English or British immigrant.

Adj

Resembling limes (the fruit); lime-like.
Of, or pertaining to, limes (the fruit).

Examples

The player, a self-proclaimed LIMEY, always kept his words shipshape.
This drink is full of limey goodness.

Origin / Etymology

In adjectival senses, by surface analysis, lime + -y.
In the sense of Englishman, reduced from the 19th century term lime-juicer (“British ship”), from the lime juice British ships carried to ward off scurvy.

Synonyms

John Bull, pom, pommy

Scrabble Score: 10

limey: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
limey: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
limey: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

limey: valid Words With Friends Word