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lemons




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lemons
     1. n. plural of lemon
lemon
     1. n. A yellowish citrus fruit.
     2. n. A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.
     3. n. A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.
     4. n. A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.
           (color panel, lemon flesh, 2=FADA5E)
           (color panel, lemon rind, 2=FDE910)
     5. n. (slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.
           He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.
     6. n. (Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.
           A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.
     7. n. (fandom) A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon).
     8. adj. Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.
     9. adj. Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.
     10. adj. (Cockney rhyming slang) Smart; cheeky, vocal.
     11. v. To flavour with lemon.
           You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

Example Sentences

She poisoned the lemons sauce, got nervous, forgot, and took a taste. 
Three six packs, rum, vodka, orange juice, some brown stuff, malt liquor, and lemons galore! 



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