lemon
le·mon
noun
a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory
Origin
Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.
Phrases
- acid of lemon
- bitter lemon
- bush lemon
- Canton lemon
- do me a lemon
- easy peasy lemon squeezy
- Ichang lemon
- lemon ant
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