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salad dodger en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From the idea that such a person avoids salads in favor of unhealthy or fattening foods.

Meanings

  1. (derogatory, informal) An overweight person.
    • And then some salad dodger on the construction crew stuck his gut in the way trying to make peace. 2011, Jordan Gray, Submerged: A Blackpool Mystery, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 205:
  2. (informal) One who does not normally eat salad.
    • Whether you’re a salad-dodger or suffering from orthorexia (an extreme desire to eat only health foods), eating gluten-free nutritiously is simple but not plain. 2006, Danna Korn, Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 93:

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Translations (3)

ru толстя́к (overweight person) · fi punkero (overweight person) · de Salatverschmäher (one who does not normally eat salad)