salad dodger en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From the idea that such a person avoids salads in favor of unhealthy or fattening foods.
Meanings
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(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:
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(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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| salad dodgers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
ru толстя́к (overweight person) · fi punkero (overweight person) · de Salatverschmäher (one who does not normally eat salad)