salty dog
salty dog noun: an experienced sailor.
Noun (1)
salty dog (plural salty dogs)
- An experienced sailor.
- A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner.
Noun (2)
salty dog (plural 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.2025 March 25, Sam Wiebe, The Last Exile: A Wakeland Novel, Harbour Publishing, →ISBN
Synonyms of salty dog
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Forms of salty dog
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Origin of salty dog
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.
From being a greyhound (“gin and grapefruit juice cocktail”), plus salt, influenced by existing term.
Questions about salty dog
- What does salty dog mean?
- Salty dog means an experienced sailor.
- What part of speech is salty dog?
- Salty dog is a noun.
- What is the plural of salty dog?
- The plural of salty dog is salty dogs.
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