throw salt en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(qualifier:African-American Vernacular) To disparage or belittle.
I bet if I told him that the same niggas he be gambling wit', be calling me and throwing salt on his ass, he'd have a damn fit!
2008, Kiki Swinson, Wifey, page 24:So dis mutha fucka started throwing salt on me and Roc's game. I saw the move.
2013, Rob Walker, Black City II, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| threw salt | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| throwing salt | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| throws salt | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| thrown salt | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |