sour tooth

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English

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Etymology

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By analogy with sweet tooth.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sour tooth (plural sour tooths)

  1. (idiomatic, only in singular, uncommon) A liking for foods that are sour.
    • 1997 April 14, “Deep in a Pickle on the Upper West Side”, in New York, volume 30, number 13, page 26:
      Robin and Jay Brown weren't the kind of kids to be caught with their hands in the cookie jar — they each had a sour (sometimes a half-sour) tooth, and pilfered pickles instead of desserts.
    • 2014, Tricia Cornell, The Minnesota Farmers Market Cookbook: A Guide to Selecting and Preparing the Best Local Produce with Seasonal Recipes from Chefs and Farmers, Voyageur Press, →ISBN, page 59:
      Use about an equal weight of sugar (or less, if you've got a sour tooth), top with your favorite crumble or sweet biscuit topping and bake
    • 2015 November 16, Kaivallya Dasu, “Boulder Clearing”, in Enchantress of Elektra, Partridge Publishing India, →ISBN, unnumbered page:
      Fruits are sweet! I hate anything sweet! I have a sour tooth.
  2. (idiomatic, countable, rare) Someone with a liking for sour foods.

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