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saltie

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒlti

1

noun

Meaning 1

A saltwater crocodile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, informal

Examples

  • 1998, Romulus Whitaker, Zai Whitaker, Crocodile Fever: Wildlife Adventures in New Guinea, Orient Longman, India, page 8, ‘Salties’ typically live in and around the coastal mangroves but are not uncommon hundreds of kilometres inland. A saltie grows to around seven metres in length and is the main Asian crocodile responsible for attacks on humans.

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noun

Meaning 2

An ocean-going ship that enters the Great Lakes via the St. Lawrence Seaway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Topics: nautical, transport

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The saltwater fluke or dab.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From salt + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).