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sweet tooth
sweet tooth
A propensity and preference for eating sugary foods. If you're looking for a snack, go talk to Jenny—she has a real sweet tooth, so she probably keeps candy bars in her desk. Because I don't have much of a sweet tooth, I get more excited about entrees than desserts.
sweet tooth
A love for sugary foods, as in You can always please Nell with cake or ice cream; she has a big sweet tooth. This expression dates from the late 1300s, although it then referred not only to sweets but other delicacies as well.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Merab (2) | | - | Georgian |
Shimshon | | - | Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
BjÖRn | | BYUURN (Swedish, German), PYUURN (Icelandic) | Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian |
DamhÁN | | - | Irish |
Tifawt | | - | Northern African, Berber |
Anoop | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam |