كيف تنطق "limeys"
word
ˈlaɪmiz
LYE-meez
lˈaɪmɪz
LYE-miz
التعريف
A slang and sometimes old-fashioned or mildly offensive nickname for British people, especially sailors, originally referring to the practice of giving sailors limes to prevent scurvy.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈlaɪmiz
الإنجليزية البريطانية
lˈaɪmɪz
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
LYE-meez
بريطاني
LYE-miz
استمع في السياق
Some Americans used to call British sailors limeys.
They called the team from England the limeys in jest.
The word limeys comes from British sailors eating limes.
Back in the old days, people would tease British tourists by calling them limeys.