E is for the English

Here are a list of five slang terms for people from England. [however, often these terms can also be applied to people hailing from Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the United Kingdom (Great Britain + Northern Ireland), or the British Isles (the geographical grouping for the area off the northwest coast of Europe comprising Great Britain, the whole of Ireland, and adjacent smaller islands)].

Limey
The term is thought to have originated in the 1850's as "lime-juicer", later shortened to "limey". A derogatory term for sailors in the Royal Navy, because of the Navy's practice since the beginning of the 19th century of adding lemon juice or lime juice to the sailors' daily ration of watered-down rum (known as grog), in order to prevent scurvy. The term is used mainly in North America.

Pommy
The terms Pommy, Pommie and Pom, in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand usually denote an English person (or, less commonly, people from other parts of the United Kingdom). Etymology unknown, although there are several theories.

Tommy
This term is derived from the name "Tommy Atkins", used as a generic name for a soldier for many years (and even used as an example name on British Army registration forms). It is known to have been used as early as 1743.

Sassenach
Deriving from the Scottish Gaelic, the term is still used by Scots to refer to English people, frequently negatively. Used regularly since the 18th century (as a noun), although it's probably goes back much earlier...

Rosbif
A common humorous French term for an English person, rosbif refers back to the English tradition of cooking roast beef. It's been in use since the 18th Century.