English

Noun

salad dodger ‎(plural salad dodgers)

1. (informal, derogatory) An overweight person.
   • 2011, Jordan Gray, Submerged: A Blackpool Mystery, Harlequin, ISBN 978-0-373-83753-3, page 205:

     And then some salad dodger on the construction crew stuck his gut in the way trying to make peace.

2. (informal) One who does not normally eat salad.
   • 2006, Danna Korn, Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, ISBN 978-0-471-77383-2, page 93:

     Whether you’re a salad-dodger or suffering from orthorexia (an extreme desire to eat only health foods), eating gluten-free nutritiously is simple but not plain.

Synonyms

• (overweight person): see also Wikisaurus:fat person.

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