"Harold Holt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Harold Holts [plural]
Etymology: From both the fact that "Holt" rhymes with "bolt" and that Harold Holt (Australia's 17th Prime Minister) died in office after disappearing after a swim. As "Holt" also rhymes with "salt", the term has also been used to refer to salt, but this usage is less common. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Harold Holt (countable and uncountable, plural Harold Holts)
  1. (Australian rhyming slang, countable) A sudden departure. Tags: Australian, countable, slang
    Sense id: en-Harold_Holt-en-noun-D8DZcQuI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Mining Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Mining: 50 50
  2. (Australian rhyming slang) Salt. Tags: Australian, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Harold_Holt-en-noun-wafTulUx Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mining, Salt, Seasonings Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Mining: 50 50 Disambiguation of Salt: 0 100 Disambiguation of Seasonings: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Australian politics, Chemistry Disambiguation of Australian politics: 0 0 Disambiguation of Chemistry: 0 0

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