salty dog
Meaning
- An experienced sailor.
- (slang) A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner.
Translations
Seebär
loup de mer
lobo de marEtymology
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.
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