salty dog
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salty dog¹
Where it comes from
From the salt of the sea. Compare old salt and seadog.
Sexual sense may be due to association of sailors with sexual promiscuity, or may be separate development, salty (“spicy”) and dog both suggesting promiscuity.
salty dog²
Where it comes from
From being a greyhound (“gin and grapefruit juice cocktail”), plus salt, influenced by existing term.
noun salty dogs
- A cocktail consisting of gin or vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salt rim. But I felt frustrated after all that running around in traffic. What I had to show for it: a well-grilled salmon steak, a salty dog mixed stronger than riot punch, and a plane trip that never happened.
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noun promiscuous man
| Français | chaud lapin |
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title = {salty dog},
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