salmon, n.¹ — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

salmon n.¹

(UK Und.) the drowned corpse of a wealthy person.

1883

J. Greenwood Tag, Rag & Co. 35: They hauled a ‘salmon’ as they say [...] their haul this time was a body that besides three or four sovereigns, had a gold watch and chain in the pockets.

SE in slang uses

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salmon belly (n.) [the colour]

(US Und.) a high-denomination bill.

1926

J. Black You Can’t Win (2000) 231: The roll interests you, the outside one is what you call a ‘salmon belly.’ It is a yellowback — a big bill.

salmon canyon (n.) [equation of the female genitals with SE fish]

the female genitals.

1997

Roger’s Profanisaurus in Viz 87 Dec. n.p.: salmon canyon n. The area beyond the beef curtains (qv); that boat crewed by the bald man (qv); fanny.

In phrases

dried salmon (n.)

(UK Und.) an old maid, no longer marriageable.

c.1850

Duncombe New and Improved Flash Dict. n.p.: Dried salmon a shrivelled old maid.

half a salmon (n.)

(UK Und.) 2/6d [12.5p.].

c.1850

Duncombe New and Improved Flash Dict.

salmon-tot retriever (n.) [Carib.E. salmon-tot, a salmon-tin + mockery of the pedigree retriever breed]

(W.I.) a mongrel, kept as a watch-dog and allowed to forage for its food.

1975

cited in Allsopp Dict. Carib. Eng. Usage (1996).

salmon n.1

SE in slang uses

In compounds

In phrases

salmon n.¹