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Meaning of salty dog | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An experienced sailor.
    Navy, US
  2. A cocktail consisting of gin or vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salt rim.
  3. A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner.
    US, dated, slang

Equivalents

Suomi pukki
Français chaud lapin
Polski dziwkarz

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

salty licorice salty liquorice salty tooth Saltz Saltzman Saltzstein

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