salty dog

English

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

salty dog (plural salty dogs)

1. (US, Navy, Marines) An experienced sailor.

   Synonyms: old salt, sea dog

2. (US, slang, dated) A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous man, Thesaurus:sexual partner

Related terms

• old salt
• salty (“experienced”)
• sea dog

Translations

seadog — see seadog

promiscuous man

• Finnish: pukki (fi)
• French: chaud lapin (fr) m

Etymology 2

From a greyhound (“gin and grapefruit juice cocktail”), plus salt, influenced by existing term.

Noun

salty dog (plural salty dogs)

1. A cocktail consisting of gin or vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salt rim.

Further reading

• salty dog on Wikipedia.Wikipedia