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Garlicwest · 04/12/2024 00:23

Hold on, aren't Queen Meghan and her consort "like salt and pepper"?

I'm not sure they ever announced which of 'em is which, though. Harry salty, Megs peppery, perhaps?

I'm of the age when 'salty' meant uses colourful language (swears) and am happy with that! Go swing yer arse off the yardarm, Pepper, and mind ya don't get a fish up yer cunt.

stripeyshutters · 04/12/2024 00:24

Oh they were but not any more .

Mamabearsmile · 04/12/2024 00:29

Where i come from it means something else, maybe a little abrasive but of good character, better for knowing kind of thing.

JetskiSkyJumper · 04/12/2024 00:31

12FreeRangeEggs · 03/12/2024 18:34

Yes I am surprised that it is British slang. I work with teens and haven’t come across it so thought perhaps it was either very rude or specific to the royals, hence not hearing it from the kids I work with. Thanks though

My teens regularly use the term salty. It must be a regional thing perhaps

Enough4me · 04/12/2024 00:32

Salty (angry/irritated), sour (bitter, spiteful) and spicey (overtly sexual) appear to be the latest teen words.

Strokethefurrywall · 04/12/2024 00:34

We've been using "salty" here in Caribbean for years, means to be pissed off or bitchy. I have a tshirt that says "don't be a salty heifer" with a cow on it so assume it's regular vernacular around these parts and the USA.

Of course as soon as it gets overused on Mumsnet I'll probably be so sick of seeing it I'll stop using it.

BemusedAmerican · 04/12/2024 05:51

As an American living in a city with a large UK expat population, I have never heard the UK referred to as "salty island". The first time I saw that term was on this board.

1SillySossij · 04/12/2024 06:26

My kids who are young adults and English, have been using the term 'salty' for years.

eurochick · 04/12/2024 06:57

I've heard it from friends in the US.

stripeyshutters · 04/12/2024 12:04

Strokethefurrywall · 04/12/2024 00:34

We've been using "salty" here in Caribbean for years, means to be pissed off or bitchy. I have a tshirt that says "don't be a salty heifer" with a cow on it so assume it's regular vernacular around these parts and the USA.

Of course as soon as it gets overused on Mumsnet I'll probably be so sick of seeing it I'll stop using it.

Really? The Caribbean is such a large area of diverse nations and backgrounds. I've never heard that word in the Caribbean.

Strokethefurrywall · 04/12/2024 12:43

@stripeyshutters - certainly used widely in Cayman Islands and during conversations with colleagues in BVI and Jamaica. Perhaps not every Caribbean island but it's fairly well used.

skullbabe · 04/12/2024 13:40

12FreeRangeEggs · 03/12/2024 16:40

I am repeatedly reading, on this board alone, how people are ‘salty’. It’s not something I’ve come across on other boards. Just looking for some clarity. I assume from the tone of the conversation that it is a derogatory slang word? And what is the association with the Royals? I haven’t found it elsewhere. Can anyone explain? Thanks.

It’s a term from AAVE to mean angry, bitter or upset. Most people who use it are African American and in online spaces with a significant representation from African Americans.