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It was a term used by the Amreican sailors to the English sailors from the 18th century because of limes given to the English sailors to ward off scurvy which was prevalent in those days. Capt.James Cook discovered by giving the men vitamin c , none of them would get scurvy,and in all of his five voyages not one of his men ever had scurvy it was then encouraged in all English Naval ships. the term carried on by the Americans to call all English people Limey's during both world wars..It was the same for Germans to be called Jerry's because of the Jerry cans used for storing fuel in the desert campaigns, which are still used today mainly by 4wheeled drives. 

slang for a brittish person..

It is a rudish term for English people, used by Yanks. I have not heard other foreigners use it.

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When I was an airman (British) in the Far East, newly posted in people were called 'Moonies' because their knees shone white like a full moon / they looked as though they had never been out in the sunshine.

american term

Lemony, only green

Its an American name for someone like me.