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English sailors came to be called Limeys after using lime juice to combat scurvy.

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English sailors came to be called Limeys after using lime juice to combat scurvy.

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    Doctors says that lime juice can work better because of more acid rather than lemon juice and that is why the English sailors became known as Limeys! Since that time the word has been used as a negative slang term to describe British Nationals, and is therefore not considered a polite word to use.

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