Hey, there in the world you were born... what's the flavor your time is spent? Sweet? Spicy? Salty? Bitter? Or is it poisonous?
The overwhelmingly sticky wetness that seeps on your body, every slight wiggle and squirm releasing a flood of drool from her lower lips and onto you. The salty taste of the stained air with each labored breath you ta…
Bitter or resentful — usually after a loss or a perceived slight. From the taste of someone's tears. "Still salty about that" implies that time has passed, healing hasn't happened, and you're enjoying their suffering just a little.
"He's still salty about losing that bet three months ago."
“Hey, there in the world you were born... what's the flavor your time is spent? Sweet? Spicy? Salty? Bitter? Or is it poisonous?”
'Salty' means bitter, resentful or upset, especially in a petty way — often after losing or being publicly embarrassed. 'He's salty about losing' = 'he's bitter about losing'. Originally African-American Vernacular English and gaming slang. If your teen calls someone salty, they are saying the person is overreacting to a small defeat. Harmless observational vocabulary; only worth a conversation if it gets used dismissively in real arguments.
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my personal suspicion is that they were actually pointed toward it by a post on oldhammer reddit; there were some people *very* salty that somebody was posting about 3d prints there
“The overwhelmingly sticky wetness that seeps on your body, every slight wiggle and squirm releasing a flood of drool from her lower lips and onto you. The salty taste of the stained air with each labored breath you take. And of course the overwhelmingly powerful musk... (18/23)”
“my personal suspicion is that they were actually pointed toward it by a post on oldhammer reddit; there were some people *very* salty that somebody was posting about 3d prints there”
“He paused again as a tear of longing rolled from cheek to lip with the sweet-salty taste of an old memory.”
“On the United States Geological Survey (USGS) salinity scale, saline water is saltier than brackish water, but less salty than brine.”
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Standard English: tasting of salt. The slang "bitter/upset" sense is metaphorical from this.
"This soup is too salty."
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Bitter or upset, especially about losing. Heavy in gaming and competitive contexts. "He's salty about getting eliminated."
"Stop being salty, it was just a game."
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