Meanings
verbjump salty (third-person singular simple present jumps salty, present participle jumping salty, simple past and past participle jumped salty)
present singular third person jumps salty · participle present jumping salty · participle past jumped salty · past jumped salty
- idiomaticAfrican-American VernacularTo become angry.
I will have to jump salty Lord, 'cause it went against my rules Now, if you think that he liked it Hoo-well, you just a black-eyed fool
1940s, Washboard Sam, "My Feet Jumped Salty" (song)
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jump salty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20salty
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“jump salty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20salty. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump salty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20salty.
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