Sorry for bothering you all, but I just finished reading The Man With The Golden Gun while on holidays in Vanuatu (yes, tough I know but someone has to do it), and James Bond is refered to as a limey. I do realise that this is somewhat of a general term refering to the British, but what are the origins of it?
Why a 'limey'
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Miss Frost
, Nov 30 2002 05:20 AM
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PaulZ108
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Posted 30 November 2002 - 05:29 AM
Supposedly it originated when British sailors began to eat limes while at sea to prevent scurvy...hence the term "limey".
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Miss Frost
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Posted 08 December 2002 - 03:59 AM
Thanks for that. I guess it does make sense, but how gross! ~shudders~ I'm not a big fan of limes.