attic salt

noun

dry, delicate wit.

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Also called attic wit .

Origin of attic salt

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby attic salt

Attic base, atticism, atticize, Attic order, atticotomy, attic salt, Attila, Attila the Hun, at times, attingent, attire
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British Dictionary definitions for attic salt

Attic salt

Attic wit

noun

refined incisive wit
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