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British sailor, circa 1790 "Limey" (from lime / lemon) is a predominantly North American slang nickname for a British person.The word has been around since the mid-19th century.
The list of regional nicknames used in English language includes nicknames for people based on their locality of origin (birthplace, place of permanent residence, or family roots). Nicknames based on the country (or larger geopolitical area) of origin may be found in the List of ethnic slurs .
Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).
The British royal family members—from Kate Middleton to Prince William and Queen Elizabeth II—have some creative nicknames for each other. Cath, Wombat, and Cabbage: The Nicknames of the ...
King Charles has also extended the practice by coming up with his own terms of endearment for his two daughter-in-laws–and the British monarch’s nickname for Meghan Markle is so unexpected.
Americans referred to the indigenous peoples of the Americas and subsequently to European settlers and their descendants. [1] English use of the term American for people of European descent dates to the 17th century, with the earliest recorded appearance being in Thomas Gage's The English-American: A New Survey of the West Indies in 1648. [1]
Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-618-00275-7. Hargraves, Orin (2003). Mighty Fine Words and Smashing Expressions: Making Sense of Transatlantic English. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515704-8.
"Yankee, go home", anti-American banner in Liverpool, United Kingdom. The shortened form Yank is used as a derogatory, pejorative, playful, or colloquial term for Americans in Britain, [50] Australia, [51] Canada, [52] South Africa, [53] Ireland, [54] and New Zealand. [55] The full Yankee may be considered mildly derogatory, depending on the ...