Salopette, f. (popular), pair of canvas trousers worn over another pair.
Salopiat, or salopiaud, m. (popular), dirty or mean fellow, “snot.” A diminutive of salope, which itself comes from the English sloppy.
Salsifis, m. (popular), fingers, “dooks, or dukes.”
Saltimbe, m. (popular), abbreviation of saltimbanque, mountebank.
Saluer le public (theatrical), to die. See [Pipe].
Salutations à cul ouvert, f. pl. (popular), much bowing and scraping of feet.
Sanctus, m. (obsolete), mark, seal. A play on the words saint and seing.
Ils sont sortis; le gendarme n’a plus été qu’un jean-f..., l’officier l’y a foutu son sanctus, que le manche de son épée l’y faisoit emplâtre.—Journal de la Rapée.
Sang, m. (popular and thieves’), de poisson, oil. See [Prince]. Se manger les sangs, to fret.
Sang-de-Versaillais, adj. (familiar), facetious term for deep red. An allusion to the epithet of Versaillais given to the supporters of the government during the insurrection of 1871. Journaliste ——, a journalist who is of rabid Republican opinions.