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	Pronounced	Usage
Anatolios	-	Ancient Greek
Mansfield	['mænz.fi:ld]
Sean	SHAWN	Irish, English
Elli (2)	EL-lee	Finnish
Jule	[dʒu:l]
Leatrice	-	English