SALTY
What does "SALTY" mean?
Tasting of or containing salt; informally, bitter, irritated, or resentful.
Meanings
- Tasting of, containing, or preserved with salt. The broth was too salty to finish.
- Bitter, annoyed, or resentful, especially after a loss or insult. He's still salty about losing the bet last week. informal
- Coarse or earthy in speech; relating to sailors or the sea. The old captain told salty tales of his years at sea. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'sealt' ('salt') plus '-y'; the slang sense of 'bitter or resentful' arose in American English, drawing on the sour sting of salt.
Remember it
SALTY = SALT + Y: both the taste and the bitter mood leave the same sting on the tongue.
A little poem
Spray off the gray waves-
the loser kicks at the sand,
both his cheeks gone salt.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why was the ocean such a poor loser? It was salty no matter how the game went.
What it teaches
The same word seasons soup and sore feelings-bitterness, like salt, is best taken in small doses.
Quick facts
What does SALTY mean?
Tasting of or containing salt; informally, bitter, irritated, or resentful.
Is SALTY a valid word?
Yes — SALTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SALTY?
SALTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SALTY come from?
From Old English 'sealt' ('salt') plus '-y'; the slang sense of 'bitter or resentful' arose in American English, drawing on the sour sting of salt.
What can SALTY teach us?
The same word seasons soup and sore feelings-bitterness, like salt, is best taken in small doses.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.