English Explanatory Dictionary

salad days

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of inexperienced youthful innocence accompanied by enthusiasm and idealism.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

salad days

Etymology

Coined by William Shakespeare in Antony and Cleopatra around 1607, see quotations.

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