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Janna
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United States
"Salty is basically being upset or bitter about something. Basically, you're being salty. An example would be, can you stop being so salty over something I did five years ago? Get over it."
What it means
If someone's salty, they're not just annoyed for a second. They're sitting in that sour little mood, feeling bitter, pressed, or low-key offended because things didn't go their way. You use it when someone's dragging out a tiny loss, a joke, or a setback instead of letting it breathe and die.
Usage examples
"He was deadass salty I took the last chopped cheese at the bodega, acting mad quiet all night like I robbed him."
"He got salty when I beat him at darts and spent the rest of the night insisting the board was wonky."
"No need to get salty over a bit of teasing, we are only having a laugh, pour yourself a drink and chill."
"She got salty because nobody laughed at her joke, then started moving mad like the whole room betrayed her."
"Bro was salty for three days after losing on FIFA, still talking about lag like it stole his ancestry."
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Where it comes from
The literal English word salty is old, but the slang sense took shape in African American Vernacular English in the late 20th century. From there it spread through music, sports, gaming, and the internet until it became a mainstream way to call somebody bitter, pressed, or sore about a loss.
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