salty
adjectiveInformal
A American English slang term. Browse all American slang.
What it means
Bitter or resentful, usually about something small, and usually in a way the speaker finds funny.
In use
He's still salty about losing that game.
Don't get salty, it was a joke.
Where it comes from
Naval slang for irritable — 'salty' sailors were weathered and bad-tempered. The modern sense came through AAVE and then online gaming.