"sour tooth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sour tooths [plural]
Etymology: By analogy with sweet tooth. Etymology templates: {{m|en|sweet tooth}} sweet tooth Head templates: {{en-noun}} sour tooth (plural sour tooths)
  1. (idiomatic, only in singular, uncommon) A liking for foods that are sour. Tags: idiomatic, singular, uncommon Categories (topical): People Synonyms: sour-tooth
    Sense id: en-sour_tooth-en-noun-bWFx3Lwg Disambiguation of People: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45
  2. (idiomatic, countable, rare) Someone with a liking for sour foods. Tags: countable, idiomatic, rare Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-sour_tooth-en-noun-2PaaWuhB Disambiguation of People: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 55 45

Inflected forms

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