"Limey" (from lime / lemon) is a predominantly American slang nickname for a British person that has been around since the mid 19th century. "Limey" is considered a derogatory remark. History The term is thought to have originated in the 1850s as lime-juicer, later shortened to "limey", and originally used as a derogatory word for sailors in the British Royal Navy. Since the beginning of the 19th century, it had been the practice of the Royal Navy to add lemon juice to the sailors' daily ration of grog (watered-down rum). The vitamin C (specifically acid) in citrus fruits prevented scurvy and helped to make these sailors some of the healthiest of the time. At that time, "lemon" and "lime" were used interchangeably to refer to citrus fruits. Initially, lemon juice (from lemons imported from Europe) was used as the additive to grog on the Royal Navy ships but was later switched to limes (grown in
"Limey" (de limón / limón) es un apodo predominantemente americano para una persona británica que ha estado alrededor desde mediados del siglo XIX. "Limey" se considera una observación desproporcionada. La historia El término se cree que se originó en los años 1850 como limón-juicer, más tarde abreviado a "limey", y se utilizó originalmente como una palabra desproporcionada para los marineros en la Armada Real Británica. Desde el comienzo del siglo XIX, había sido la práctica de la Armada Real de añadir jugo de limón a la ración diaria de los marineros de grog (rom de agua). La vitamina C (especificamente ácido) en las frutas cítricas evitó el escurry y ayudó a hacer a estos marineros algunos de los más saludables de la época. En ese momento, "limón" y "limón" se usaban de forma intercambiable para referirse a frutas cítricas. Inicialmente, el jugo de limón importado de Europa se usaba