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I encountered the expression "the salty-dog grunginess", but am struggling to understand it. Could you please let me know what it means? Here is the excerpt:
“So why do you come here?”
“I like the salty-dog grunginess.” She too could affect being intentionally flippant.
“Be serious. Do you miss him?” I proposed, as if to help her see the answer staring her in the face.
- André Aciman, Eight White Nights, Third Night
This is a novel published in the United States of America in 2010. This novel is narrated by the nameless male protagonist. The protagonist meets Clara at a Christmas party in Manhattan. Now, the protagonist is at a luncheonette where Clara and her ex-boyfriend used to come.
I googled "salty dog" and found that it is the name of a cocktail, but I am not sure whether that meaning can fit into this context. Would it perhaps mean "sailor"...?
I am wondering what that means, so I am asking for your help.
“So why do you come here?”
“I like the salty-dog grunginess.” She too could affect being intentionally flippant.
“Be serious. Do you miss him?” I proposed, as if to help her see the answer staring her in the face.
- André Aciman, Eight White Nights, Third Night
This is a novel published in the United States of America in 2010. This novel is narrated by the nameless male protagonist. The protagonist meets Clara at a Christmas party in Manhattan. Now, the protagonist is at a luncheonette where Clara and her ex-boyfriend used to come.
I googled "salty dog" and found that it is the name of a cocktail, but I am not sure whether that meaning can fit into this context. Would it perhaps mean "sailor"...?
I am wondering what that means, so I am asking for your help.