"salty dog" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: salty dogs [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|old salt}} old salt, {{m|en|seadog}} seadog, {{m|en|salty||spicy}} salty (“spicy”), {{m|en|dog}} dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} salty dog (plural salty dogs)
  1. (US, Navy, Marines) An experienced sailor. Tags: Navy, US Synonyms: old salt, sea dog
    Sense id: en-salty_dog-en-noun-HoOrtEnL Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 42 35
  2. (US, slang, dated) A sexually promiscuous man; a male sexual partner. Tags: US, dated, slang Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: promiscuous man, sexual partner Translations (promiscuous man): pukki (Finnish), chaud lapin [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-salty_dog-en-noun-RthJD1Oj Disambiguation of Sex: 6 57 37 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 42 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 58 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 47 26 Disambiguation of 'promiscuous man': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: old salt, salty (english: experienced), sea dog
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: salty dogs [plural]
Etymology: From a greyhound (“gin and grapefruit juice cocktail”), plus salt, influenced by existing term. Etymology templates: {{m|en|greyhound||gin and grapefruit juice cocktail}} greyhound (“gin and grapefruit juice cocktail”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} salty dog (plural salty dogs)
  1. A cocktail consisting of gin or vodka, grapefruit juice, and a salt rim. Categories (topical): Cocktails
    Sense id: en-salty_dog-en-noun-jukn00H9 Disambiguation of Cocktails: 16 25 59 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 42 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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