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lime4

Pronunciation: /lʌɪm/

West Indian

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Definition of lime

verb

[no object, with adverbial]

sit or stand around talking with others:boys and girls were liming along the roadside as if they didn’t have anything to do

noun

an informal social gathering characterized by semi-ritualized talking.

Origin:

origin uncertain; said to be from Limey (because of the number of British sailors present during the Second World War), or from suck a lime, expressing bitterness at not being invited to a gathering