Attic salt



Attic salt

A shrewd, cutting, or subtle humor or wit. Also referred to as "Attic wit." Marianne was known to pepper her conversation with a bit of Attic salt, so she was quite popular at dinner parties.
See also: attic, salt

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GerritKHER-rit (Dutch)Dutch, Frisian
IsraelIZ-ray-əl (English), IZ-ree-əl (English)Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Llywellynli-WEL-inWelsh
LahjaLAHH-yahFinnish
Ksenija-Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Slovene
FrazierFRAY-zhərScottish, English