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