Why are people saying 'salty'? - The English We Speak

Hello and welcome to The English

We Speak with me, Feifei...

...and me, Roy.

We may sound a little different - that's

because we are not able to record

in our normal studios

during the coronavirus outbreak. In this

programme, we have a word

that is used to say when someone

is upset over something minor or trivial.

Speaking of which, you got

really upset when

the vending machine didn't have any of

those sweets you like this morning!

I really like 'unicorn truffles' - you have

no idea how good they are.

It ruined my day!

Everyone likes 'unicorn truffles', but

there's no need to get overly upset

about it - they're just sweets!

You were so salty this morning!

What do you mean salty? You mean I was

sweaty? I sweat when I get stressed.

No, Roy. 'Salty' means you got upset over

nothing. They're just sweets. If you're that

desperate for them, you should go to the

supermarket before work like I did.

Wait, you've got some 'unicorn truffles'!?

Can I have one, please?

You can have one, and only one. Anyway,

let's listen to these examples...

She was so salty when she lost the board

game. It's really not that important.

He was so salty yesterday when nobody

wanted to go to lunch with him.

I'm sorry - it was a bad joke, but there's

no need to get salty about it!

This is The English We Speak from BBC

Learning English and we're

talking about the word 'salty'

- and now Roy, you're salty because

I won't give you more sweets!

Feifei, you have a bag full of 'unicorn

truffles'! You could open

a sweet shop you have that

many! So, I'm not being salty. I don't think

it's unreasonable to be upset

that you won't

give me one more sweet!

Fine, but only because I'm a nice person!

Talking about being salty, did you see Rob

this morning?

Yes! Why was he so angry?! I saw him

hitting the keyboard!

He was so angry with you, Feifei.

Haha that's because I unplugged

his computer! He couldn't turn it on!

So, when I told him

that I'd done it as a joke,

he got really salty.

Hahah you're the best, Feifei!

You love playing practical jokes

on people. Well, I need to

go back to the desk. Wait?! I can't move!

I'm stuck to the chair!

Yes! I know. I put lots of superglue on

your chair before you sat down!

Don't get salty

about it! Here have a couple of 'unicorn

truffles' to cheer you up!

Thanks Feifei, but I really need to go back

to work. Can you get me off

this chair, please?

Bye, Roy.

Bye.