Lemon

/ˈlɛmən/

The meaning and definition of Lemon, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A defective or inadequate item or individual.
    “He didn’t realise until he’d paid for it that the car was a lemon.”
  2. (shortened from “lemon flavour”) Favor.
    “A thousand quid for that motor? Do me a lemon, I could get it for half that.”
verb
  1. To flavour with lemon.
    “You can start the vegetables cooking while you are lemoning the fish.”
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