Associations to the word «Salty»

Wiktionary

SALTY, adjective. Tasting of salt.
SALTY, adjective. Containing salt.
SALTY, adjective. (figuratively) Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language.
SALTY, adjective. (figuratively) Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).
SALTY, adjective. (US slang) Irritated, annoyed; from sharp, spicy flavor of salt.
SALTY, adjective. (linguistics) Pertaining to those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin ipse instead of the Latin ille.
SALTY DOG, noun. (US) (Navy) (Marines) An experienced sailor.
SALTY DOG, noun. A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner.
SALTY DOG, noun. A cocktail consisting of vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salt rim.
SALTY DOGS, noun. Plural of salty dog

Dictionary definition

SALTY, adjective. Engagingly stimulating or provocative; "a piquant wit"; "salty language".
SALTY, adjective. Containing or filled with salt; "salt water".
SALTY, adjective. One of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water.

Wise words

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