Definition
A liking for foods that are spicy.
Origins
By analogy with sweet tooth.
In Context
- "A week of fact-checking the story proved too much for my spicy tooth; I made immediate plans to visit Chang's latest restaurant"
- "I not only have a sweet tooth, but I have a salty tooth, a sour tooth, a spicy tooth, you name the taste and I have the damned tooth for it!"
- "I will admit, I have a huge sweet tooth (probably larger than my spicy tooth), but I do have a limit as to how sweet I like my desserts."