"saltyback" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-saltyback.wav Forms: more saltyback [comparative], most saltyback [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} saltyback (comparative more saltyback, superlative most saltyback)
  1. (US slang, dated) Irritated, annoyed, soured. Tags: US, dated, slang Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: salty
    Sense id: en-saltyback-en-adj-A5k2xp8i Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1949, Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm:",
          "text": "[Sparrow Saltskin:] All the good I done was to get Frankie saltyback at me.",
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        "Irritated, annoyed, soured."
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          "annoyed",
          "annoyed"
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      "word": "salty"
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