salad dodger

noun — 2 senses

salad dodger

noun

Etymology From the idea that such a person avoids salads in favor of unhealthy or fattening foods.

1

Derogatory, Informal An overweight person.

  • And then some salad dodger on the construction crew stuck his gut in the way trying to make peace.2011, Jordan Gray, Submerged: A Blackpool Mystery, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 205:
2

Informal One who does not normally eat salad.

  • 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.2006, Danna Korn, Living Gluten-Free For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, →ISBN, page 93:

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