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throw salt

throw salt verb: to disparage or belittle.

Verb

throw salt (third-person singular simple present throws salt, present participle throwing salt, simple past threw salt, past participle thrown salt)

  1. (African-American Vernacular) To disparage or belittle.
    • I bet if I told him that the same niggas he be gambling wit', be calling me and throwing salt on his ass, he'd have a damn fit!2008, Kiki Swinson, Wifey, page 24
    • So dis mutha fucka started throwing salt on me and Roc's game. I saw the move.2013, Rob Walker, Black City II, page 14

Forms of throw salt

third-person singular presentthrows salt
present participlethrowing salt
pastthrew salt
past participlethrown salt

Questions about throw salt

What does throw salt mean?
Throw salt means to disparage or belittle.
What part of speech is throw salt?
Throw salt is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw salt?
The past tense of throw salt is threw salt.

Words near throw salt in the dictionary

  1. throw pearls before swine
  2. throw pillow
  3. throw pillows
  4. throw rug
  5. throw rugs
  6. throw salt
  7. throw shade
  8. throw shapes
  9. throw signs
  10. throw smoke
  11. throw some shapes

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