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to jump salty

to jump salty

9.9
To get angry quickly over small things
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
translation icon : enfadarse
  • She tends to jump salty whenever she's criticized at work.

Examples

  • If you keep teasing him, he might jump salty and start yelling.

  • Don't jump salty just because plans changed at the last minute.

  • Don't jump salty over small mistakes!

  • She tends to jump salty when she's tired.

  • Don't jump salty just because plans changed at the last minute.

  • If you keep teasing him, he might jump salty and start yelling.

  • She tends to jump salty whenever she's criticized at work.

Synonyms

to be salty
vsto jump salty
  • Slang
1 8.9

To feel angry and upset about something small or unfair

becomes angry quickly in a sudden short reaction rather than holding a grudge

Antonyms

to keep one's cool
  • Informal
30 3.4

Stay calm and control your feelings when things are hard

How Angry

to fly off
  • Informal
7 5.3
to jump salty
  • Slang
9.9

Surface Forms

jump salty infinitive
jumped salty past
jumped salty past participle
jumping salty present participle
jumps salty third person singular

Morphology

jump + salty

The components 'jump' (sudden start/react) and 'salty' (annoyed) combine to give the sense 'become suddenly annoyed', so the basic meaning is inferable from the parts. However, the use of 'jump' to mean 'become' is a slang/metaphorical extension and the collocation is non‑standard, so the relation is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without exposure.

Etymology

Jump salty may come from the picture of someone getting salt in a fresh cut or in their eyes. The salt stings, they jump back and feel angry or annoyed, so jump salty means 'to become angry or irritable suddenly'.