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    [Adjective]  | "salty" | \ ˈsȯl-tē \


    1: of, seasoned with, or containing salt

    2: being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is suggestive of seawater

    3: smacking of the sea or nautical life


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "salty" 


    1: the taste sensation that is suggestive of seawater


    Origin: 1912 ;

    [Adjective]  | "salty" 


    1: of, relating to, or containing salt;


      * e.g., " ... salty sea water is safe to swim in, but you really shouldn't swallow it "





    2: hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent;


      * e.g., " ... salty language that earned the movie an R rating "





    3: sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses;


      * e.g., " ... a salty, insightful analysis of male-female relationships "



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     [ "salty" ]

    1: Being salty is when you are upset over something little.

      * e.g.,  ... He was so salty after he died in smash bros 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: A term originating from the United States Navy, used to describe disgruntled senior enlisted members. Also used to describe someone who has sea experience from a prior deployment, for whom the romanticized idea of ship life is gone, and replaced with sea salt.

      * e.g.,  ... Sailor: You got caught sleeping during general quarters, what happened? Shitbag: I got yelled at for hours by some salty old senior chief. 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: the combination of being both sour and bitter

      * e.g.,  ... The folks: That old man Jenkins was so bitter about our parking in front of his mail box. I've never seen a more sour expression... You: Oh wait, so he was like salty? The folks: ohhh...hon, is that how you talk during job interviews? 


     [ "salty" ]

    2: In chemistry, acids are usually described as being sour, whereas bases are described as being bitter; the neutralization of an acid and a base produces a salt, and thus, salty.

     [ "salty" ]

    1: pissed, upset

      * e.g.,  ... She was salty because she lost the game. 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: Military Definition - A senior member who has been around for awhile, many times referring to the washed out look of old utilities worn through the years and several deployments.

      * e.g.,  ... Salty Dude - No joke, Baghdad in 2004 was intense. 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: A word originating in Philadelphia generally meaning that you just got played, or are looking stupid, either because of something you did, or something that was done to you.

      * e.g.,  ... Did you get her number? 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: USMC slang meaning old, faded, or well-used; it has a positive connotation.

      * e.g.,  ... "Where'd you get those salty binoculars?" "They were my grandfather's; he was a Marine in World War Two." "Outstanding!" 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: adj: to have a mean, annoying, or repulsive attitude

      * e.g.,  ...  Omg, stop being so salty Why are you acting salty today? 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: When someone is sassy because they are frustrated or upset.

      * e.g.,  ... He got salty about me eating the last piece of cake. 

     [ "salty" ]

    1: somewhere between sour and bitter.

      * e.g.,  ... Salty food. Salty drink. Salty soldier. 

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