Where did the phrase salty come from?

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asked Oct 18, 2020 in Words & Wordplay by Dorisdbetc (720 points)
Where did the phrase salty come from?

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answered Oct 21, 2020 by Larry S (42,350 points)
The phrase salty came from the 1860s and was used to describe some sailors.

In the 1860's the phrase salty when referred to someone was used to refer to the person as vulgar or racy and a lot of sailors years ago used to have foul mouths and they would be out on salty waters too.

A salty person is someone that is angry or ill tempered.

If you become angry or ill tempered easily then you would be called a salty person.

Being called a salty person is not a bad thing but it just means that your personality is bitter or angry, irritated and hard to take.

If someone does something to make you angry easily and you became angry or irritated really easily or cannot take criticism too easily then you would also be a salty person.

I've been called a salty person before and I do sometimes get angry easily and so being called a salty person to me is not bad because it's true.

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