What is the meaning of the slang term 'a lemon'?

Answer:

In American slang, a "lemon" is a car that causes more trouble that it is worth, as in "I bought a car from that dealership, but it turned out to be a lemon."

In Australian slang, a "lemon" is a lesbian (originally just a sour woman), as in "This town seems full of lemons."

In Cockney rhyming slang, a "lemon" is a favor -" lemon flavour" - as in "Gi' us a lemon, mate."

In fan fiction, a 'lemon' is a scene or story that includes explicitly described sex.

A lemon is any unexpectedly defective or undesirable thing or person, usually said of bad choices, as in "We picked a lemon when we chose that guy," or of unsellable cars ( in the motor trade), or new-bought cars that develop mysterious serial problems. To hand someone a lemon is to swindle.

A lemon is also a slang tearm used in fanfictions to warn of sexually explicit material.

lemon=sex

lime=close, but no sex

yaoi= male on male

yuri=girl on girl

slash-or a / put between names=same sex relationship

A lemon is sour, therefore something is called a lemon when it does not work correctly. The fact that you bought something that doesn't work leaves "a sour taste in your mouth".

To purchase a "Lemon" is to purchase something that has not met your standards.

Eg - a car you recently bought breaks down quite often, it would classified as a 'lemon'
In American slang, a "lemon" is a car that causes more trouble that it is worth, as in "I bought a car from that dealership, but it turned out to be a lemon."

In Australian slang, a "lemon" is a lesbian (originally just a sour woman), as in "This town seems full of lemons."

In Cockney rhyming slang, a "lemon" is a favor -" lemon flavour" - as in "Gi' us a lemon, mate."

In fan fiction, a 'lemon' is a scene or story that includes explicitly described sex.