Phrases & SayingsFood and drink
Harold Holt
Salt, in Australian rhyming slang.
In a sentence
Pass the Harold Holt, please.
Where it came from
Rhyming slang: Harold Holt supplies the rhyme for salt. The form depends on the name of Australian prime minister Harold Holt. Independent lexicographic and book evidence records Harold Holt as Australian rhyming slang for salt, alongside the better-known bolt/departure sense.
- First recorded
- 1967
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide
- Use today
- Current but uncommon