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hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
- salty language that earned the movie an R rating
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- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
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sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
- a salty, insightful analysis of male-female relationships
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How Did English Get So Salty?
How Did English Get So Salty?
A short history involving sailors
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“Salty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salty. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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