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Definition

A liking for foods that are sour.

Someone with a liking for sour foods.

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Origins

By analogy with sweet tooth.

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In Context

  • "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."
  • "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"
  • "Fruits are sweet! I hate anything sweet! I have a sour tooth."
  • "Some "sour-tooths" prefer a sweet, non-acid fruit to an acid non-sweet one, while others do not."