The difference between Salty and Saltyback

When used as adjectives, salty means tasting of salt, whereas saltyback means irritated, annoyed, soured.


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  1. Salty as an adjective:

    Tasting of salt.

  2. Salty as an adjective:

    Containing salt.

  3. Salty as an adjective (figuratively):

    Coarse, provocative, earthy; said of language.

  4. Salty as an adjective (figuratively):

    Experienced, especially used to indicate a veteran of the naval services; salty dog (from salt of the sea).

  5. Salty as an adjective (US, _, slang, dated):

    Irritated, annoyed (from the sharp, spicy flavor of salt).

  6. Salty as an adjective (internet slang, derogatory):

    Indignant or offended due to over-sensitivity, humourlessness, or defeat (implying the person is a crybaby, shedding salty tears); said of interlocutors expressing indignation, or merely disagreement.

  7. Salty as an adjective (linguistics):

    Pertaining to the Sardinian language and those dialects of Catalan, spoken in the Balearic Islands and along the coast of Catalonia, that use definitive articles descended from the Latin instead of the Latin .

  1. Saltyback as an adjective (US, _, slang, dated):

    Irritated, annoyed, soured.

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