saltire

Often the Scottish flag to is referred to as a saltire.

"The Scottish Government decides to celebrate St Andrew's Day - and shoots itself in the foot by ordering 3,000 saltires from Taiwan." - Editorial, The Scottish Sun, 19 November 2007

Should be a portmanteau of salty and satire. The preferred language of sarcastic pirates.

mmm, Saltines, my favoritest crackers.

I like this word because it reminds me of Saltines (tm) but it's weird and old and obscure instead of a common brand name. Why that should make me like it I don't know.

Yes, my brain is a strange place to be.

In heraldry, an ordinary in the form of a St. Andrew's cross, formed by a bend and a bend sinister, crossing each other; also, a cross having this shape. Hence, in saltire: crossed like the limbs of a St. Andrew's cross.

Usage: When the field of a coat, or any charge upon it, is divided by two diagonal lines, crossing each other,..it is termed per saltier. (1828-1840 Encyclopedia of Heraldry).