Definition
Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.
In Context
- "Since most adults do not share this director's unquenchable optimism, even his best movies tend to be an acquired taste."
- "This research seemed to suggest that the product's acquired taste which they had been fuelling could also be a latent disadvantage. The advertising campaign implied that Guinness was an acquired taste for the discerning drinker; […]"
- "NBA Hall of Famer Arnold "Red" Auerbach was an acquired taste for most people who had to deal with him on a regular basis. Inexplicably tactless one minute and charming the next, he ran the Boston Celtics as a compassionate dictatorship, his rough edges becoming part and parcel of his storied success."
- "Mr. Farzan, who eats as many as 100 pawpaws a year in various dishes, acknowledged that the flavor is an acquired taste."