limeys

Definition of limeysnext
plural of limey, slang

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Noun
  • Docked nearby is the USS Kearsarge, an amphibious assault ship home to nearly 3,000 sailors and Marines during deployment, including about 1,250 sailors and 1,800 Marines.
    Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • However, the Aussies pushed the boat a little too hard, nosediving hard into the Hudson, a sudden stop that didn’t cause any injury to the sailors but resulted in damage to the front crossbeam and port-side foil case.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • However, the clothing found scattered around the remains was not of the sort usually worn by seamen or officers.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
  • But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.
    Air Mail, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
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“Limeys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limeys. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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