The difference between Freshie and Saltie
When used as nouns, freshie means a freshman, whereas saltie means a salt-water crocodile (or estuarine crocodile).
check bellow for the other definitions of Freshie and Saltie
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Freshie as a noun (countable, colloquial, US):
A freshman.
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Freshie as a noun (countable, colloquial, UK):
A new immigrant (usually to the UK).
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Freshie as a noun (countable, colloquial, Australia):
A freshwater crocodile
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Freshie as a noun (uncountable, colloquial, skiing):
Freshly fallen snow.
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Saltie as a noun (Australia, informal):
A salt-water crocodile (or estuarine crocodile).
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Saltie as a noun (North America, nautical):
An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway.