Colloquial Variant guide

bath salt

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several inorganic salts sometimes added to bathwater.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bath crystal

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of a class of methylenedioxypyrovalerone-based psychoactive recreational drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: monkey dust

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 浴鹽 /浴盐 (yùyán) — inorganic salt
  • Finnish: kylpysuola — inorganic salt
  • French: sel de bain — inorganic salt
  • German: Badesalz — inorganic salt
  • Hungarian: fürdősó — inorganic salt
  • Italian: saltrato — inorganic salt
  • Italian: sali da bagno — inorganic salt
  • Polish: sól do kąpieli — inorganic salt
  • Spanish: sal de baño — inorganic salt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 浴鹽 /浴盐 (yùyán) — recreational drug
  • Russian: соль (solʹ) — recreational drug
  • Spanish: sal de baño — recreational drug