English Explanatory Dictionary

salty dog

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-salty dog.wav

Word forms

salty dog salty dogs

Etymology

From the salt of the sea. Compare old salt and seadog. Sexual sense may be due to association of sailors with sexual promiscuity, or may be separate development, salty (“spicy”) and dog both suggesting promiscuity.

Synonyms

old salt sea dog benedick cad drabber fuck boy fuck-boy fuckboy gallant goat he-bitch himbo homme fatal horndog loverboy loverman man ho man whore man-whore manslut manwhore muttonmonger philanderer pimp playboy player rakehell rake rip rolling stone rover salty dog satyriasist satyromaniac satyr shag bandit sleaze smell-smock striker stringer stud swordsman tart tomcat whoremonger bedfellow bedmate fuck hookup lover paramour mate root sex partner sexual partner

Related words

old salt salty sea dog
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