lemon

/ˈlɛmən/

noun

  1. 1

    A yellowish citrus fruit.

  2. 2

    A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits.

  3. 3

    A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons.

  4. 4

    A more or less bright shade of yellow associated with lemon fruits.

  5. 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. 6

    (shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.

    A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.
  7. 7

    A piece of fanfiction involving explicit sex (named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon).

verb

  1. 1

    To flavour with lemon.

    You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.

adjective

  1. 1

    Containing or having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons.

  2. 2

    Of the pale yellow colour/color of lemons.

  3. 3

    (from "lemon tart") Smart; cheeky, vocal.

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