Salty dog (slang)

“Salty Dog” is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of his life aboard a ship at sea. A salty dog is often given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. Also known as an “old salt.”

Another meaning of the term "Salty Dog" comes from the archaic practice of rubbing salt into the coat of one's favorite dog as a flea repellent. Therefore, one's "salty dog" is one's favorite person, best friend, etc... This is the meaning of the line in "Salty Dog Blues": "Let me be your salty dog, or I don't wanna be your man at all." The phrase could also have a sexual meaning. The lyric "Honey, let me be your salty dog" could also be translated to mean "Let me be your sexual partner."

"Salty dog" also means ornery, as in the T-Bone Walker tune "Ain't Salty No More."

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Salty dog (cocktail)

A Salty Dog is a cocktail of gin or vodka and grapefruit juice, served in a highball glass with a salted rim. The salt is the only difference between a Salty Dog and a Greyhound. Vodka may be used as a substitute for gin; nevertheless, it is historically a gin drink.

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Salty Dog (band)

Salty Dog was a hard rock band formed in late 1986 in Los Angeles by Jimmi Bleacher, Scott Lane, Michael Hannon and ex-Ratt drummer Khurt Maier. The band released its first and only major-label record in 1990, titled Every Dog Has Its Day, composed of all original songs, except for a cover of Willie Dixon's "Spoonful". Guitarist Pete Reveen is the son of the magician Peter Reveen. The band, like many other hard-rock/metal bands in the early 1990s, were lost in the shuffle when the grunge-rock movement hit in late 1991 and swept the nation in 1992.

In 1994, bassist Michael Hannon replaced Mike Watson in the Austin, Texas based band Dangerous Toys. Hannon toured with them playing in over 200 shows from 1994-1995 in support of their 1994 album Pissed.

In December 2011, the band reunited for a show at the Key Club in Hollywood, California.

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