ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: usually capitalized S&R
Etymology: from Salt river, Ky., that in the early 19th century flowed through a region notorious for its backward backwoods quality
: a river symbolizing the route to oblivion for defeated political candidates or parties — usually used in the phrase row up Salt River