If something is salacious, it shows too much interest in sex — in a way that feels cheap, nosy, or too much. Papers and magazines are often called salacious when they push private sexual details so that people keep reading. A look, a joke, or a story can be salacious too. It is a grown-up, rather formal word, and it is not kind: the speaker usually thinks this interest has gone too far. You will not hear small children say it. You will hear it from writers, lawyers, and people complaining about the press. It does not mean salty, even though the beginning looks a little like salt or salad.

好色的；淫穢的；露骨的（多用於新聞、八卦，帶貶義）