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sweet tooth

 
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–noun
a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME
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sweet tooth  
n.   Informal
A fondness or craving for sweets.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

sweet tooth 
"fondness for sugary stuff," 1390, from sweet (adj.) + tooth in the sense of "taste, liking" (see toothsome under tooth).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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