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Etymology 1 n. 1 (context US Navy Marines English) An experienced sailor. 2 A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner. Etymology 2
n. A cocktail consisting of vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salt rim.
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'''Salty Dog ''' may refer to:
- Salty dog (cocktail), a drink made with vodka or gin and grapefruit juice
- Salty dog (slang), a slang phrase with several meanings, including "an experienced sailor" and "libidinous"
It may also refer to:
A Salty Dog is a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, served in a highball glass with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a Salty Dog and a Greyhound, from which it derives its canine moniker. Vodka may be used as a substitute for gin; nevertheless, it is historically a gin drink.
Salty Dog is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea. A salty dog is often given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. Also known as an "Old salt".
Another meaning of the term "Salty Dog" comes from the archaic practice of rubbing salt into the coat of one's favourite dog as a flea repellent. Therefore, one's "salty dog" is one's favourite person, best friend, an so on. This is the meaning of the line in Salty Dog Blues: "Let me be your salty dog, or I don't wanna be your man at all." The phrase could also have a sexual meaning. The lyric "Honey, let me be your salty dog" could also be translated to mean "Let me be your sexual partner."
"Salty dog" also means ornery, as in the T-Bone Walker tune " Ain't Salty No More."
Usage examples of "salty dog".
They called the drink a Salty Dog, and the last bag of fertile speckles stayed in the bar.
The bar was called the Salty Dog, and as Billy had hoped, there were cabs -three of them, waiting for the lame, the halt, and the drunk -parked outside.