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aftertaste

[ af-ter-teyst, ahf- ]

noun

  1. a taste remaining after the substance causing it is no longer in the mouth.
  2. the remaining sensation following an unpleasant experience, incident, etc.:

    the aftertaste of a bad marriage.



aftertaste

/ ˈɑːftəˌteɪst /

noun

  1. a taste that lingers on after eating or drinking
  2. a lingering impression or sensation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of aftertaste1

First recorded in 1820–30; after + taste
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Example Sentences

My first efforts were on the right track, but the meat had a funky aftertaste.

One taster “loved the first bite, but not the flavor,” and others were struck by the “really bad aftertaste.”

PURECANE by AmyrisPure sugary sweetness with no caloriesEven natural non-sugar sweeteners, like stevia, feature a funky aftertaste, and many artificial options are mixed with sugar alcohols that can cause gastrointestinal distress.

You might be especially sensitive to the flavor, or the aftertaste might not be from the artificial sweetener but rather from some other ingredient in the fruit preserves.

Saccharin is 300 to 400 times sweeter than sugar, but in high concentrations it gives products a bitter, metallic aftertaste.

And when you take a sip, it reveals itself to be smooth and warm, with a slight caramel aftertaste.

Yet the return of the dictatorship in the Maldives inevitably adds a sour aftertaste to the film.

Belgian ale like Chimay is rich with fruity and peppery notes and sometimes has a bitter aftertaste.

Its poisonous smell and soapy aftertaste should lead to suspicion of this ivory dome; but nobody seems to mind them.

Thus she comforted herself before the aftertaste of Miss von Schwertfeger's late visits was dispelled by new dreams of happiness.

Not for her home in the Vicolo: this everlasting love-making with its aftertaste of stale sugar had turned her sick of Padua.

There was the softness of a bed under him and the bitter aftertaste of Migrainol on his tongue.

He crushed the paper in his hand as though those words contained for him a strange and bitter aftertaste.

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