saltyback

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

saltyback (comparative more saltyback, superlative most saltyback)

1. (US slang, dated) Irritated, annoyed, soured.
   • 1949, Nelson Algren, The Man with the Golden Arm:

     [Sparrow Saltskin:] All the good I done was to get Frankie saltyback at me.

Synonyms

• salty

References

• "Salty", Green's Dictionary of Slang (via Oxford Reference)

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