salt chuck
Loanword
- Meaning
- the sea or salt water
- Type
- Loanword
- Used in
- Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, Alaska
What does “salt chuck” mean
Salt chuck refers to the ocean or any body of salt water, from Chinook Jargon, where 'chuck' means water. It survives in Pacific Northwest English in fishing, boating, and outdoor contexts and is occasionally heard on local radio and in place names; it strongly marks an old-settler regional identity.
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